SURNAMEEntry 4,592
Toğuz
“nine”2
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- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- Plain noun
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- T
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How do you pronounce Toğuz?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Toğuz mean?
Toğuz reflects the older pronunciation of dokuz “nine”: Old Turkic had tokuz, and the tribal confederation of the Nine Oghuz appears as the Toquz Oghuz.2
Grammar older form of dokuz
That Toğuz goes back to dokuz is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
How was the name Toğuz formed?
Toğuz is the word toğuz (“toğuz: older form of dokuz “nine””), taken unchanged as a surname.
Who are some well-known people named Toğuz?
- Arslan Toğuzata politician 1886–1963
People surnamed Toğuz as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Toğuz written and pronounced abroad?
In foreign documents the name is usually written Toguz.
Which guides add context to Toğuz?
Read the root, formation and register information for Toğuz alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Toquz Oghuz
- 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: dokuz
- 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Toğuz
- Q1
What does the surname Toğuz mean?
- Toğuz reflects the older pronunciation of dokuz “nine”: Old Turkic had tokuz, and the tribal confederation of the Nine Oghuz appears as the Toquz Oghuz.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Toğuz?
- The root word of Toğuz is dokuz (Turkic): “nine; Old Turkic tokuz”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Toğuz?
- To·ğuz, 2 syllables; IPA: /toˈuz/.