Pronunciation | [ˈnaɫdʒɯ], [ˈnæltʃiː] |
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Origin | |
Language(s) | Persian, Turkish |
Meaning | From Arabic/ Persian/ Turkish nal + cı or chi suffix meaning horseshoe maker |
Region of origin | Central Anatolia, Black Sea, Iran, Marmara |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Nalband, Nalbandian |
Nalci ( Turkish: Nalcı, spelled as Nalchi in transliterations from Persian) is a family name of people from Iran and Turkey meaning horseshoe maker. [1] The variant occupational -cı ending appears in Turkish spellings.
Nalcı is also the tribal name of an Alevi group found in Ordu Province, Turkey. [2] [3]
Pronunciation | [ˈnaɫdʒɯ], [ˈnæltʃiː] |
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Origin | |
Language(s) | Persian, Turkish |
Meaning | From Arabic/ Persian/ Turkish nal + cı or chi suffix meaning horseshoe maker |
Region of origin | Central Anatolia, Black Sea, Iran, Marmara |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Nalband, Nalbandian |
Nalci ( Turkish: Nalcı, spelled as Nalchi in transliterations from Persian) is a family name of people from Iran and Turkey meaning horseshoe maker. [1] The variant occupational -cı ending appears in Turkish spellings.
Nalcı is also the tribal name of an Alevi group found in Ordu Province, Turkey. [2] [3]