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Soysal

Soysal /sojˈsaɫ/

“‘may your line spread’”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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Initial
S
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Soysal?

Soysal

IPA /sojˈsaɫ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Soysal mean?

Built from soy “lineage” and the imperative of salmak “to spread”: a male given name carrying the wish “may your lineage grow and spread”. The dictionary also lists soysal as an adjective meaning “relating to lineage”.1

Grammar Noun soy + second-person imperative of salmak (sal).

Soysal is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Soysal made of?

Soysal breaks into 2 parts: soy (soy: lineage) + sal- (salmak: to spread).

Soysal + root soy soy: lineage TURKIC soy “lineage, descent” root sal- salmak: to spread TURKIC salmak “to spread, to scatter” Soysal soy root soy: lineage soy TURKIC “lineage, descent” sal- root salmak: to spread salmak TURKIC “to spread, to scatter”
Soysal: parts and root words
  • soy Turkic — lineage, descent1
  • salmak Turkic — to spread, to scatter1

How was the name Soysal formed?

Soysal belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (soy + sal-).

Which surnames are related to Soysal?

Soysal Aksoy Köksal Gürsoy Ulusoy Ünsal Özsoy Ersoy Soylu Atasoy Şensoy Soydan Soyer
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aksoy same root – –
02 Köksal same root – –
03 Gürsoy same root – –
04 Ulusoy same root – –
05 Ünsal same root – –
06 Özsoy same root – –
07 Ersoy same root – –
08 Soylu same root – –
09 Atasoy same root – –
10 Şensoy same root – –
11 Soydan same root – –
12 Soyer same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Soysal?

  1. Ayşe Soysal politician 1948–
  2. Saygın Soysal actor 1982–
  3. Sevgi Soysal writer 1936–1976
  4. Mümtaz Soysal politician 1929–2019
  5. Yusuf Soysal association football player 1982–
  6. Faysal Soysal film director 1979–
  7. Seyfeddin Soysal painter 1966–2012
  8. Ahmet Soysal writer 1957–

People surnamed Soysal as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Soysal also a first name?

Yes. Soysal is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “may your line spread”.

Soysal as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Soysal accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: soysal accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Soysal

Q1

What does the surname Soysal mean?

Built from soy “lineage” and the imperative of salmak “to spread”: a male given name carrying the wish “may your lineage grow and spread”. The dictionary also lists soysal as an adjective meaning “relating to lineage”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Soysal?

The root word of Soysal is soy (Turkic): “lineage, descent”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Soysal?

Soy·sal, 2 syllables; IPA: /sojˈsaɫ/.