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Süalp

Süalp /syˈaɫp/ ASCII Sualp

“brave warrior”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
S
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Süalp?

Süalp

IPA /syˈaɫp/

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

What does the surname Süalp mean?

A name built from Old Turkic sü ‘army, soldiers’ and alp ‘hero’. Nişanyan Adlar glosses it ‘brave warrior’. Sü is attested in the Orkhon inscriptions and survives in subaşı ‘commander’.1,2

Grammar sü + alp.

That Süalp goes back to sü and alp is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Süalp made of?

Süalp breaks into 2 parts: sü (sü: army, troops) + alp (alp: hero).

Süalp + root sü sü: army, troops TURKIC sü “army, soldiers” root alp alp: hero TURKIC alp “brave, valiant” Süalp sü root sü: army, troops sü TURKIC “army, soldiers” alp root alp: hero alp TURKIC “brave, valiant”
Süalp: parts and root words
  • sü Turkic — army, soldiers2
  • alp Turkic — brave, valiant1

How was the name Süalp formed?

Süalp belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (sü + alp).

Which surnames are related to Süalp?

Süalp Alp Alper Alptekin Gökalp Alpaslan Alpay Özalp Alparslan Eralp Kayaalp Alpar Alpdoğan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Alp same root – –
02 Alper same root – –
03 Alptekin same root – –
04 Gökalp same root – –
05 Alpaslan same root – –
06 Alpay same root – –
07 Özalp same root – –
08 Alparslan same root – –
09 Eralp same root – –
10 Kayaalp same root – –
11 Alpar same root – –
12 Alpdoğan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Süalp?

  1. Mehmet Daim Süalp politician 1916–1994
  2. Suavi Süalp screenwriter 1926–1981
  3. Tül Akbal Süalp film critic

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

Is Süalp also a first name?

Yes. Süalp is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “brave warrior”.

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

How is Süalp written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Sualp.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Süalp accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: sü 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 Süalp

Q1

What does the surname Süalp mean?

A name built from Old Turkic sü ‘army, soldiers’ and alp ‘hero’. Nişanyan Adlar glosses it ‘brave warrior’. Sü is attested in the Orkhon inscriptions and survives in subaşı ‘commander’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Süalp?

The root word of Süalp is sü (Turkic): “army, soldiers”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Süalp?

Sü·alp, 2 syllables; IPA: /syˈaɫp/.