Surname
Ciolacu
“one-armed, one-handed”
Ciolacu is a surname from Ottoman Turkish. It is used in Romanian.
Original TurkishÇolak
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ciolacu goes back to Ottoman Turkish چولاق (çolak), meaning “one-armed, one-handed.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ottoman Turkish چولاق (çolak, “one-armed, one-handed”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ciolacu’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Ciolacu as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Turkish form Çolak. In Romanian usage, Ciolacu as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Greek form Τσολάκης. In Romanian usage, Ciolacu as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Armenian form Չոլաքյան.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Ciolacu, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ceaușoglu
Ceaușoglu is a surname from Turkish. It is used in Romanian.
—
Solimano
Solimano is a given name from Turkish. It is used in Italian.
—
Eminescu
Eminescu is a surname from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Romanian.
—
Suleimanus
Suleimanus is a given name from Turkish. It is used in Latin.
—
Solak
“left-handed”
—
Selahattin
“righteousness of the religion”
98% boys · 2% girls
Čigriejus
Čigriejus is a masculine given name from Turkish. It is used in Lithuanian.
>99% boys
Şükrü
“thankful”
>99% boys