Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Taviloğlu

Taviloğlu /taviɫoːˈɫu/ ASCII Taviloglu

“son of the tall one”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
T
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Taviloğlu?

Taviloğlu

IPA /taviɫoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Taviloğlu mean?

Taviloğlu adds -oğlu to tavil, which according to Nişanyan is Arabic ṭawīl ‘long, tall’, from ṭāla ‘to be long’. As a word the name reads ‘son of the tall one’; the element before -oğlu may be a personal name or a nickname, and the sources do not record whom the surname refers to.1

Grammar tavil + -oğlu.

What is Taviloğlu made of?

Taviloğlu is Arabic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: tavil (long, tall) + -oğlu (son of).

Taviloğlu + root tavil long, tall ARABIC tavil “long; Arabic ṭawīl” suffix -oğlu son of Taviloğlu tavil root long, tall tavil ARABIC “long; Arabic ṭawīl” -oğlu suffix son of
Taviloğlu: parts and root words
  • tavil Arabic — long; Arabic ṭawīl1

How was the name Taviloğlu formed?

Taviloğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to tavil (“long, tall”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Taviloğlu?

  1. Korhan Taviloğlu surgeon 1962–
  2. Banu Taviloğlu television presenter 1974–
  3. Engin Taviloğlu basketball player

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

How is Taviloğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Taviloglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tavil accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Taviloğlu

Q1

What does the surname Taviloğlu mean?

Taviloğlu adds -oğlu to tavil, which according to Nişanyan is Arabic ṭawīl ‘long, tall’, from ṭāla ‘to be long’. As a word the name reads ‘son of the tall one’; the element before -oğlu may be a personal name or a nickname, and the sources do not record whom the surname refers to.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Taviloğlu?

The root word of Taviloğlu is tavil (Arabic): “long; Arabic ṭawīl”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Taviloğlu?

Ta·vi·loğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /taviɫoːˈɫu/.