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Uğurel

Uğurel /uːuˈɾel/ ASCII Ugurel

“lucky hand; lucky land”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
U
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 Uğurel?

Uğurel

IPA /uːuˈɾel/

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

What does the surname Uğurel mean?

A compound of uğur ‘good luck’ and el, read as ‘people, country’ or ‘hand’, so the name means ‘lucky land’ or ‘lucky hand’. Nişanyan traces uğur to Old Turkic oġur and notes that it took the sense ‘fortune, luck’ in Oghuz.1,2

Grammar uğur + el.

That Uğurel goes back to uğur and el is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Uğurel made of?

Uğurel is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: uğur (good luck, omen) + el (people, country; hand).

Uğurel + root uğur good luck, omen TURKIC uğur “fortune, luck” root el people, country; hand TURKIC el “people, country; hand” Uğurel uğur root good luck, omen uğur TURKIC “fortune, luck” el root people, country; hand el TURKIC “people, country; hand”
Uğurel: parts and root words
  • uğur Turkic — fortune, luck1
  • el Turkic — people, country; hand2

How was the name Uğurel formed?

Uğurel was formed by joining uğur (“good luck, omen”) and el (“people, country; hand”).

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

Which surnames are related to Uğurel?

Uğurel Uğur Uğurlu Boluğur Enuğur Uğuralp Uğurcan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Uğur same root – –
02 Uğurlu same root – –
03 Boluğur same root – –
04 Enuğur same root – –
05 Uğuralp same root – –
06 Uğurcan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Uğurel?

  1. Selma Uğurel researcher

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

Is Uğurel also a first name?

Yes. Uğurel is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “lucky hand; lucky land”.

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

How is Uğurel written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: uğur accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: el 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Uğurel

Q1

What does the surname Uğurel mean?

A compound of uğur ‘good luck’ and el, read as ‘people, country’ or ‘hand’, so the name means ‘lucky land’ or ‘lucky hand’. Nişanyan traces uğur to Old Turkic oġur and notes that it took the sense ‘fortune, luck’ in Oghuz.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Uğurel?

Uğurel is made up of two elements: uğur “fortune, luck” (Turkic) and el “people, country; hand” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Uğurel?

U·ğu·rel, 3 syllables; IPA: /uːuˈɾel/.