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Yağlıoğlu

Yağlıoğlu /jaːɫɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Yaglioglu

“son of ‘Yağlı’ (fatty; well-off)”2

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Y
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Yağlıoğlu?

Yağlıoğlu

IPA /jaːɫɯoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Yağlıoğlu mean?

Yağlı means ‘fatty, oily, plump’ and figuratively ‘lucrative, well-off’. Yağlıoğlu turns this adjective into a family name with -oğlu. Yağlı is also the name of villages in Artvin, Erzurum and Iğdır.1,2

Grammar yağ + -lı + -oğlu.

That Yağlıoğlu goes back to yağlı and yağ is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Yağlıoğlu made of?

Yağlıoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: yağ (fat, oil) + -lı (suffix -lı: from; having) + -oğlu (son of).

Yağlıoğlu ++++ root yağ fat, oil TURKIC yağlı “fatty, oily; plump;(fig.) lucrative,…” suffix -lı suffix -lı: from; having suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC yağ “fat, oil” TURKIC oğul “son” Yağlıoğlu yağ root fat, oil yağlı TURKIC “fatty, oily; plump; (fig.)lucrative, well-off” -lı suffix suffix -lı: from; having -oğlu suffix son of yağ TURKIC “fat, oil” oğul TURKIC “son”
Yağlıoğlu: parts and root words
  • yağlı Turkic — fatty, oily; plump; (fig.) lucrative, well-off2
  • yağ Turkic — fat, oil1
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Yağlıoğlu formed?

Yağlıoğlu was formed by adding -lı, “son of”, to yağ (“fat, oil”).

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

Which surnames are related to Yağlıoğlu?

Yağlıoğlu Yağcı Yağ
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yağcı same root – –
02 Yağ same root – –

How is Yağlıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yağ accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yağlı accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Yağlı accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yağlıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Yağlıoğlu mean?

Yağlı means ‘fatty, oily, plump’ and figuratively ‘lucrative, well-off’. Yağlıoğlu turns this adjective into a family name with -oğlu. Yağlı is also the name of villages in Artvin, Erzurum and Iğdır.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yağlıoğlu?

Three elements combine in Yağlıoğlu: yağlı “fatty, oily; plump; (fig.) lucrative, well-off” (Turkic), yağ “fat, oil” (Turkic) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yağlıoğlu?

Yağ·lı·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /jaːɫɯoːˈɫu/.