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Yavaşoğlu

Yavaşoğlu /javaʃoːˈɫu/ ASCII Yavasoglu

“son of the gentle one”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
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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 Yavaşoğlu?

Yavaşoğlu

IPA /javaʃoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Yavaşoğlu mean?

Yavaşoğlu means “son of Yavaş”. Besides “slow”, yavaş in Turkish also means “gentle, mild-mannered”. Wiktionary traces the word to Proto-Turkic *yabaĺč.1

Grammar yavaş + -oğlu.

What is Yavaşoğlu made of?

Yavaşoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yavaş (slow; gentle) + -oğlu (son of).

Yavaşoğlu + root yavaş slow; gentle TURKIC yavaş “slow; mild, gentle” suffix -oğlu son of Yavaşoğlu yavaş root slow; gentle yavaş TURKIC “slow; mild, gentle” -oğlu suffix son of
Yavaşoğlu: parts and root words
  • yavaş Turkic — slow; mild, gentle1

How was the name Yavaşoğlu formed?

Yavaşoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to yavaş (“slow; gentle”).

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

Which surnames are related to Yavaşoğlu?

Yavaşoğlu Yavaş Akyavaş Yavaşoğulları
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yavaş same root – –
02 Akyavaş same root – –
03 Yavaşoğulları same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yavaşoğlu?

  1. Mete Yavaşoğlu actor 1942–2020
  2. Bünyamin Yavaşoğlu association football player 2004–
  3. Muzaffer Yavaşoğlu journalist 1985–
  4. Nazife Yavaşoğlu journalist 1994–

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

How is Yavaşoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Yavasoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yavaş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yavaş 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

Common questions about Yavaşoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Yavaşoğlu mean?

Yavaşoğlu means “son of Yavaş”. Besides “slow”, yavaş in Turkish also means “gentle, mild-mannered”. Wiktionary traces the word to Proto-Turkic *yabaĺč.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yavaşoğlu?

The root word of Yavaşoğlu is yavaş (Turkic): “slow; mild, gentle”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yavaşoğlu?

Ya·va·şoğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /javaʃoːˈɫu/.