Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Temizel

Temizel /temiˈzel/

“clean hand; honest”1

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

How do you pronounce Temizel?

Temizel

IPA /temiˈzel/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Temizel mean?

Made of temiz ‘clean’ and el, which means both ‘hand’ and ‘people, country’, so the name can be read ‘clean hand’ or ‘clean land’. In Turkish eli temiz ‘clean-handed’ describes an honest person. Temiz comes from Arabic tamyīz; el is Turkish.1,2

Grammar temiz + el.

That Temizel goes back to temiz and el is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Temizel made of?

Temizel combines Arabic and Turkic elements in 2 parts: temiz (clean; honest) + el (people, country; hand).

Temizel + root temiz clean; honest ARABIC temiz “clean; honest” root el people, country; hand TURKIC el “people, country; hand” Temizel temiz root clean; honest temiz ARABIC “clean; honest” el root people, country; hand el TURKIC “people, country; hand”
Temizel: parts and root words
  • temiz Arabic — clean; honest1
  • el Turkic — people, country; hand2

How was the name Temizel formed?

Temizel was formed by joining temiz (“clean; honest”) and el (“people, country; hand”).

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

Which surnames are related to Temizel?

Temizel Temiz Temizer Aytemiz Alnıtemiz Temizkan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Temiz same root – –
02 Temizer same root – –
03 Aytemiz same root – –
04 Alnıtemiz same root – –
05 Temizkan same root – –

How is Temizel written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Temizel abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: temiz accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: el 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 Temizel

Q1

What does the surname Temizel mean?

Made of temiz ‘clean’ and el, which means both ‘hand’ and ‘people, country’, so the name can be read ‘clean hand’ or ‘clean land’. In Turkish eli temiz ‘clean-handed’ describes an honest person. Temiz comes from Arabic tamyīz; el is Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Temizel?

Temizel is made up of two elements: temiz “clean; honest” (Arabic) and el “people, country; hand” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Temizel?

Te·mi·zel, 3 syllables; IPA: /temiˈzel/.