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Tuğsavul

Tuğsavul /tuːsaˈvuɫ/ ASCII Tugsavul

“banner bearer”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
T
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 Tuğsavul?

Tuğsavul

IPA /tuːsaˈvuɫ/

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

What does the surname Tuğsavul mean?

Tuğsavul is made of tuğ and savul. Tuğ means ‘banner, standard’ in Old Turkic and Mongolian, and in Ottoman times named the horsetail standard that symbolised authority. Nişanyan Adlar files the surname under the name Tuğsal, analyses it as tuğ + savul and glosses it ‘banner bearer’. Nişanyan Sözlük links savul to Old Turkic savul- ‘to go away’; the sources do not explain how the second element yields this sense.1

Grammar tuğ + savul-.

That Tuğsavul goes back to tuğ and savulmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Tuğsavul made of?

Tuğsavul breaks into 2 parts: tuğ (banner, horsetail standard) + savul (savul: in the name ‘bearer’ per Nişanyan Adlar; savul- ‘to go away’).

Tuğsavul + root tuğ banner, horsetailstandard TURKIC tuğ “standard, banner” root savul savul: in the name‘bearer’ per Nişanyan… TURKIC savulmak “to go away, to make way” Tuğsavul tuğ root banner, horsetail standard tuğ TURKIC “standard, banner” savul root savul: in the name ‘bearer’ perNişanyan Adlar; savul- ‘to go away’ savulmak TURKIC “to go away, to make way”
Tuğsavul: parts and root words
  • tuğ Turkic — standard, banner1
  • savulmak Turkic — to go away, to make way1

How was the name Tuğsavul formed?

Tuğsavul belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (tuğ + savul).

Which surnames are related to Tuğsavul?

Tuğsavul Altuğ Ertuğ Aktuğ Baştuğ Tuğ Tugay Tuğcu Aytuğ Kızıltuğ Tuğsuz Tatlıtuğ Tuğal
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Altuğ same root – –
02 Ertuğ same root – –
03 Aktuğ same root – –
04 Baştuğ same root – –
05 Tuğ same root – –
06 Tugay same root – –
07 Tuğcu same root – –
08 Aytuğ same root – –
09 Kızıltuğ same root – –
10 Tuğsuz same root – –
11 Tatlıtuğ same root – –
12 Tuğal same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tuğsavul?

  1. Muzaffer Tuğsavul military personnel 1894–1952
  2. Raşit Tahsin Tuğsavul military officer 1870–1936

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

How is Tuğsavul written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Tugsavul.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tuğ accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: sav- accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Tuğsavul 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 Tuğsavul

Q1

What does the surname Tuğsavul mean?

Tuğsavul is made of tuğ and savul. Tuğ means ‘banner, standard’ in Old Turkic and Mongolian, and in Ottoman times named the horsetail standard that symbolised authority. Nişanyan Adlar files the surname under the name Tuğsal, analyses it as tuğ + savul and glosses it ‘banner bearer’. Nişanyan Sözlük links savul to Old Turkic savul- ‘to go away’; the sources do not explain how the second element yields this sense.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tuğsavul?

The root word of Tuğsavul is tuğ (Turkic): “standard, banner”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tuğsavul?

Tuğ·sa·vul, 3 syllables; IPA: /tuːsaˈvuɫ/.