Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tülü

Tülü /tyˈly/ ASCII Tulu

“hairy; wrestling camel”2

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Tülü?

Tülü

IPA /tyˈly/

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

What does the surname Tülü mean?

Tülü means ‘hairy, feathered’: Old Turkic tǖlüg is built from tǖ ‘feather, hair’ and the possessive suffix +lüg. In current usage the word mostly names the long-haired male wrestling camel, and regionally certain cattle and sheep.1,2

Grammar Old Turkic tǖ ‘hair’ + +lüg; the older form of tüylü.

Tülü is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tülü made of?

Tülü breaks into 2 parts: tü (feather, hair) + -lü (possessive adjective suffix).

Tülü ++ root tü feather, hair TURKIC tülü “hairy; long-hairedwrestling camel” suffix -lü possessive adjectivesuffix TURKIC tüy “feather, hair” Tülü tü root feather, hair tülü TURKIC “hairy; long-haired wrestlingcamel” -lü suffix possessive adjective suffix tüy TURKIC “feather, hair”
Tülü: parts and root words
  • tülü Turkic — hairy; long-haired wrestling camel2
  • tüy Turkic — feather, hair1

How was the name Tülü formed?

Tülü belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (tü + -lü).

Which surnames are related to Tülü?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tüysüz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tülü?

  1. Özge Pala Tulu volleyball player 1981–
  2. Beril Tülü Aygün researcher
  3. Selcan Tülü Çolak researcher
  4. Sultan Tülü Turkologist 1961–
  5. Üstün Serdar Tulu researcher

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

Is Tülü also a first name?

Yes. Tülü is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “hairy; wrestling camel”.

Tülü as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Tülü written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Tulu in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tülü accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: tülü accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Tülü

Q1

What does the surname Tülü mean?

Tülü means ‘hairy, feathered’: Old Turkic tǖlüg is built from tǖ ‘feather, hair’ and the possessive suffix +lüg. In current usage the word mostly names the long-haired male wrestling camel, and regionally certain cattle and sheep.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tülü?

The root word of Tülü is tülü (Turkic): “hairy; long-haired wrestling camel”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tülü?

Tü·lü, 2 syllables; IPA: /tyˈly/.