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Tulum

Tulum /tuˈɫum/

“skin bag; bagpipe”1

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How do you pronounce Tulum?

Tulum

IPA /tuˈɫum/

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

What does the surname Tulum mean?

A tulum is a bag made from an animal skin flayed whole, used for cheese, butter and water; the same name is given to the bagpipe of the eastern Black Sea, whose bag is such a skin. The word goes back to Proto-Turkic *tōl- “to swell”.1

Tulum is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tulum made of?

Tulum is a single Turkic root: tulum (tulum: skin bag; bagpipe; overalls).

Tulum root tulum tulum: skin bag; bagpipe;overalls TURKIC tulum “skin bag; bagpipe” Tulum tulum root tulum: skin bag; bagpipe; overalls tulum TURKIC “skin bag; bagpipe”
Tulum: parts and root words
  • tulum Turkic — skin bag; bagpipe1

How was the name Tulum formed?

Tulum is the word tulum (“tulum: skin bag; bagpipe; overalls”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Who are some well-known people named Tulum?

  1. Edanur Tulum athletics competitor 2006–
  2. Mertol Tulum university teacher 1940–

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

Is Tulum also a first name?

Yes. Tulum is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “skin bag; bagpipe”.

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

How is Tulum written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Tulum abroad as well.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Tulum?

Bardak, Çanak and Kapu share gloss keywords with Tulum within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Tulum?

Read the root, formation and register information for Tulum alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: tulum accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tulum accessed 9 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Tulum

Q1

What does the surname Tulum mean?

A tulum is a bag made from an animal skin flayed whole, used for cheese, butter and water; the same name is given to the bagpipe of the eastern Black Sea, whose bag is such a skin. The word goes back to Proto-Turkic *tōl- “to swell”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tulum?

The root word of Tulum is tulum (Turkic): “skin bag; bagpipe”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tulum?

Tu·lum, 2 syllables; IPA: /tuˈɫum/.