Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Zarifoğlu

Zarifoğlu /zaɾifoːˈɫu/ ASCII Zarifoglu

“son of Zarif”1

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

How do you pronounce Zarifoğlu?

Zarifoğlu

IPA /zaɾifoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Zarifoğlu mean?

Zarifoğlu is made of Zarif and -oğlu: ‘son of Zarif’. Zarif is a male name; as a word it means ‘elegant, graceful, refined’. According to Nişanyan it is borrowed from Arabic ẓarīf ‘graceful, handsome’.1

Grammar Zarif + -oğlu.

What is Zarifoğlu made of?

Zarifoğlu breaks into 2 parts: Zarif (Zarif: personal name; zarif ‘elegant’) + -oğlu (-oğlu: son of).

Zarifoğlu + root Zarif Zarif: personal name;zarif ‘elegant’ ARABIC ẓarīf “graceful, elegant” suffix -oğlu -oğlu: son of Zarifoğlu Zarif root Zarif: personal name; zarif ‘elegant’ ẓarīf ARABIC “graceful, elegant” -oğlu suffix -oğlu: son of
Zarifoğlu: parts and root words
  • ẓarīf Arabic — graceful, elegant1

How was the name Zarifoğlu formed?

Zarifoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (Zarif + -oğlu).

Who are some well-known people named Zarifoğlu?

  1. Cahit Zarifoğlu poet 1940–1987

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

How is Zarifoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Zarifoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: zarif accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: zarif 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Zarifoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Zarifoğlu mean?

Zarifoğlu is made of Zarif and -oğlu: ‘son of Zarif’. Zarif is a male name; as a word it means ‘elegant, graceful, refined’. According to Nişanyan it is borrowed from Arabic ẓarīf ‘graceful, handsome’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Zarifoğlu?

The root word of Zarifoğlu is ẓarīf (Arabic): “graceful, elegant”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Zarifoğlu?

Za·ri·foğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /zaɾifoːˈɫu/.