I always love Turkish surnames when you translate them , they have such a deep meaning behind them. It is also amazing that until eighty years ago mostly Turkish people didn´t have surnames until Mustafa Kemal Ataturk´s Surname law of 1934. I have written an article about it and how one can improve vocabulary just by studying them. You can read it here:

Excellent. This thread belongs to the Language section.

Great work, yeovil50. I quite enjoyed reading your article. Somehow I find it easy to understand those lazy people who named themselves Çalışkan...

If I were to give myself a Turkish family name I would probably choose a compound because it gives more chances for expression and I like its compact structure. It is clear that the first part should be Orman because it is my closest natural element. The second part is more difficult. Maybe I should choose a trivial approach and take into account the fact that our family is tall.

Ormandevi.

Thanks Abla,

I am so happy you enjoyed it. It´s such an interesting topic and must have been an amazing time in Turkish cultural history.