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Uludağ

Uludağ /uɫuˈdaː/ ASCII Uludag

“great mountain; Uludağ at Bursa”3

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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 Uludağ?

Uludağ

IPA /uɫuˈdaː/

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

What does the surname Uludağ mean?

Uludağ is the mountain towering over Bursa, the highest summit of the Marmara region; in antiquity it was the Mysian Olympus. The name joins ulu “great, lofty” and dağ “mountain”, literally “the great mountain”.2,3

Grammar ulu + dağ; an adjective-noun phrase fixed as a proper name.

What is Uludağ made of?

Uludağ breaks into 2 parts: ulu (ulu: great, lofty) + dağ (dağ: mountain).

Uludağ ++ root ulu ulu: great, lofty TURKIC Uludağ “the 2,543 m mountain atBursa” suffix dağ dağ: mountain TURKIC ulu “great, exalted” Uludağ ulu root ulu: great, lofty Uludağ TURKIC “the 2,543 m mountain at Bursa” dağ suffix dağ: mountain ulu TURKIC “great, exalted”
Uludağ: parts and root words
  • Uludağ Turkic — the 2,543 m mountain at Bursa3
  • ulu Turkic — great, exalted2

How was the name Uludağ formed?

Uludağ belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (ulu + dağ).

Which surnames are related to Uludağ?

Uludağ Ulusoy Uluğ Ulutaş Uluçay Ulu Ulubay Ulukaya Ulutürk Uluocak Ulukan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Ulusoy same root – –
02 Uluğ same root – –
03 Ulutaş same root – –
04 Uluçay same root – –
05 Ulu same root – –
06 Ulubay same root – –
07 Ulukaya same root – –
08 Ulutürk same root – –
09 Uluocak same root – –
10 Ulukan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Uludağ?

  1. Alper Uludağ association football player 1990–
  2. Alican Uludağ journalist 1986–
  3. Süleyman Uludağ academic 1937–
  4. Özgür Uludağ journalist 1976–
  5. Engin Uludağ theatre director
  6. Ezgi Uludağ volleyball player 2001–
  7. Neslihan Uludağ Elbir stage actor
  8. Osman Şevki Uludağ politician 1889–1964

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

How is Uludağ written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is printed Uludag in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Uludağ accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ulu accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Uludağ 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 Uludağ

Q1

What does the surname Uludağ mean?

Uludağ is the mountain towering over Bursa, the highest summit of the Marmara region; in antiquity it was the Mysian Olympus. The name joins ulu “great, lofty” and dağ “mountain”, literally “the great mountain”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Uludağ?

The root word of Uludağ is Uludağ (Turkic): “the 2,543 m mountain at Bursa”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Uludağ?

U·lu·dağ, 3 syllables; IPA: /uɫuˈdaː/.