Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tombul

Tombul /tomˈbuɫ/

“plump, chubby”3

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
T
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Tombul?

Tombul

IPA /tomˈbuɫ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Tombul mean?

Tombul means ‘plump, chubby, rounded’; it is also the name of a rich hazelnut variety grown around Giresun. Nişanyan derives it from top ‘ball’. Nişanyan Adlar also lists Tombul as a Turkish name.3

Tombul is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tombul made of?

Tombul is a single root: tombul (plump, chubby).

Tombul root tombul plump, chubby TURKIC tombul “round; plump” Tombul tombul root plump, chubby tombul TURKIC “round; plump”
Tombul: parts and root words
  • tombul Turkic — round; plump3

How was the name Tombul formed?

Tombul belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Tombul?

  1. Emir Tombul association football player 2001–
  2. Ezgi Tombul film actor 1987–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tombul accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tombul accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Tombul 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 Tombul

Q1

What does the surname Tombul mean?

Tombul means ‘plump, chubby, rounded’; it is also the name of a rich hazelnut variety grown around Giresun. Nişanyan derives it from top ‘ball’. Nişanyan Adlar also lists Tombul as a Turkish name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tombul?

The root word of Tombul is tombul (Turkic): “round; plump”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tombul?

Tom·bul, 2 syllables; IPA: /tomˈbuɫ/.