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Tokatlı

Tokatlı /tokatˈɫɯ/ ASCII Tokatli

“from Tokat”3

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Tokatlı?

Tokatlı

IPA /tokatˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Tokatlı mean?

Tokatlı means ‘from Tokat’, the province and city in inner northern Anatolia, whose name, Ottoman Tokad, goes back to Ancient Greek Dókeia or Eudokía; villages near Safranbolu and Araç also carry the name. The surname follows the common pattern of a place name plus -lı.2,3

Grammar Tokat + -lı.

Tokatlı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tokatlı made of?

Tokatlı breaks into 2 parts: Tokat (province in northern Anatolia) + -lı (from; having).

Tokatlı +++ root Tokat province in northernAnatolia GREEK Tokat “province and city;Ottoman Tokad, from…” suffix -lı from; having TURKIC Tokatlı “person from Tokat” TURKIC Tokatlı “person from Tokat” Tokatlı Tokat root province in northern Anatolia Tokat GREEK “province and city; OttomanTokad, from Ancient Greek…” -lı suffix from; having Tokatlı TURKIC “person from Tokat” Tokatlı TURKIC “person from Tokat”
Tokatlı: parts and root words
  • Tokat Greek — province and city; Ottoman Tokad, from Ancient Greek Dókeia or Eudokía3
  • Tokatlı Turkic — person from Tokat2
  • Tokatlı Turkic — person from Tokat2

How was the name Tokatlı formed?

Tokatlı belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (Tokat + -lı).

Which surnames are related to Tokatlı?

Tokatlı Tokat Tokatlıoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tokat same root – –
02 Tokatlıoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tokatlı?

  1. Atilla Tokatlı screenwriter 1934–1988
  2. Erdoğan Tokatlı screenwriter 1939–2010
  3. Alptuğ Tokatlı researcher
  4. Cem Tokatlı researcher
  5. Figen Tokatlı researcher
  6. Gökhan Tokatlı basketball player 1978–
  7. Gözde Tokatlı Çamkerten researcher
  8. Gülfer Tokatlı basketball player 2002–

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

How is Tokatlı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Tokatli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Tokatlı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Tokatlı accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Tokat accessed 8 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
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Tokatlı

Q1

What does the surname Tokatlı mean?

Tokatlı means ‘from Tokat’, the province and city in inner northern Anatolia, whose name, Ottoman Tokad, goes back to Ancient Greek Dókeia or Eudokía; villages near Safranbolu and Araç also carry the name. The surname follows the common pattern of a place name plus -lı.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tokatlı?

The root word of Tokatlı is Tokat (Greek): “province and city; Ottoman Tokad, from Ancient Greek Dókeia or Eudokía”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tokatlı?

To·kat·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /tokatˈɫɯ/.