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Nalci

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Pronunciation
  
[ˈnaɫdʒɯ], [ˈnæltʃiː]

Related names
  
Nalband, Nalbandian

Language(s) of origin
  
Persian, Turkish

Meaning
  
From Arabic/Persian/Turkish nal + cı or chi suffix meaning horseshoe maker

Region of origin
  
Central Anatolia, Black Sea, Iran, Marmara

Nalci (Turkish: Nalcı, spelled as Nalchi in transliterations from Persian) is a family name of people from Iran and Turkey meaning horseshoe maker. The variant occupational -cı ending appears in Turkish spellings.

Nalcı is also the tribal name of an Alevi group found in Ordu Province, Turkey.

People named Nalcı

  • Aris Nalcı, executive editor of the Armenian weekly newspaper Agos published in Istanbul, Turkey
  • Hüseyin Nalcı, Mayor of Gündoğdu, Manavgat, Antalya Province, Turkey

    • References

    Nalci Wikipedia
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