Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tellioğlu

Tellioğlu /tellioːˈɫu/ ASCII Tellioglu

“son of Telli (‘adorned’)”2

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

How do you pronounce Tellioğlu?

Tellioğlu

IPA /tellioːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Tellioğlu mean?

Telli comes from tel “wire, string” with -li and means “having strings; decorated with tinsel”, as in telli saz, “the stringed saz”. en.Wiktionary traces tel to Armenian tʻel “thread”. It was also used as a personal name; -oğlu makes it a family name.1,2

Grammar tel + -li + -oğlu.

That Tellioğlu goes back to tel and oğul is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Tellioğlu made of?

Tellioğlu combines Armenian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: telli (telli: with strings or wires; decorated with tinsel) + -oğlu (oğul: son; “son of, family of”).

Tellioğlu ++ root telli telli: with strings orwires; decorated with… ARMENIAN tel “wire; string; strand ofhair” suffix -oğlu oğul: son; “son of,family of” TURKIC oğul “son” Tellioğlu telli root telli: with strings or wires;decorated with tinsel tel ARMENIAN “wire; string; strand of hair” -oğlu suffix oğul: son; “son of, family of” oğul TURKIC “son”
Tellioğlu: parts and root words
  • tel Armenian — wire; string; strand of hair2
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Tellioğlu formed?

Tellioğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to telli (“telli: with strings or wires; decorated with tinsel”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Tellioğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Telli same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tellioğlu?

  1. Hilda Tellioğlu computer scientist 1967–

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

How is Tellioğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Tellioglu: ğ is written g but is silent in Turkish, lengthening the preceding vowel.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tel accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: تل accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Tellioğlu

Q1

What does the surname Tellioğlu mean?

Telli comes from tel “wire, string” with -li and means “having strings; decorated with tinsel”, as in telli saz, “the stringed saz”. en.Wiktionary traces tel to Armenian tʻel “thread”. It was also used as a personal name; -oğlu makes it a family name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tellioğlu?

Tellioğlu is made up of two elements: tel “wire; string; strand of hair” (Armenian) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Tellioğlu?

Tel·li·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /tellioːˈɫu/.