Oglu
/oʊˈɡluː/noun
A Turkish patronymic element meaning “son of,” commonly appearing in personal names.
Did you know?In Turkish names, oğlu is formed from oğul, “son,” plus a possessive ending, so it literally means “his son,” not simply “son of.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Turkic
Proto-Turkic
*oɣul
“Child or son”
8th Century
Old Turkic
oɣul
“Son; child”
11th Century
Karakhanid Turkic
oġul
“Son”
Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish
oğlu
“His son; patronymic element”
Modern Turkish
Turkish
oğlu
“Son of; a name element used to indicate paternal descent”
Modern English
English
oglu
“A transliterated form of Turkish oğlu, encountered especially in names and historical writing”
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