Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tığ

/tɯː/ ASCII Tig

“crochet hook; formerly sword”1

Letters / syllables
3 / 1
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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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 Tığ?

Tığ

IPA /tɯː/

What does the surname Tığ mean?

Today a tığ is a crochet hook, and also the smith’s reamer for widening holes. In older Turkish it meant “blade, sword”; the word comes from Persian tīġ “blade”.1

Tığ is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tığ made of?

Tığ is a single Persian root: tığ (tığ: crochet hook, awl; formerly sword).

Tığ root tığ tığ: crochet hook, awl;formerly sword PERSIAN tığ “crochet hook; reamer;formerly blade, sword” Tığ tığ root tığ: crochet hook, awl; formerly sword tığ PERSIAN “crochet hook; reamer; formerlyblade, sword”
Tığ: parts and root words
  • tığ Persian — crochet hook; reamer; formerly blade, sword1

How was the name Tığ formed?

Tığ is the word tığ (“tığ: crochet hook, awl; formerly sword”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Tığ?

  1. Abdürrezzak Tığ association football player 1932–1980

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

How is Tığ written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Tig: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i; ğ is written g but is silent in Turkish, lengthening the preceding vowel.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tığ accessed 9 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 Tığ

Q1

What does the surname Tığ mean?

Today a tığ is a crochet hook, and also the smith’s reamer for widening holes. In older Turkish it meant “blade, sword”; the word comes from Persian tīġ “blade”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tığ?

The root word of Tığ is tığ (Persian): “crochet hook; reamer; formerly blade, sword”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tığ?

Tığ, 1 syllable; IPA: /tɯː/.