MaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Erol: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Erol is a boy’s name of Turkish origin. It means “be brave, be a hero (an imperative: “be a man!”)”.

Say it: eh-rol

About the name Erol

Meaning: be brave, be a hero (an imperative: “be a man!”)
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; Turkish er “man, hero” + ol- “to be”.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: eh-rol

How to pronounce Erol

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingeh-rol is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Erol

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Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.
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Erol with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Erol'a, Erol'un), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Erol is o, a back rounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeu (vowel harmony):Erol'da, Erol'u.

Because Erol ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Erol'u, Erol'a) with no buffer letter.

Case forms of Erol
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Erol'u	Erol'u tanıyor musun? Do you know Erol?
Dative (to)	Erol'a	Erol'a bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Erol.
Locative (at / with)	Erol'da	Anahtarlar Erol'da. Erol has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Erol.)
Ablative (from)	Erol'dan	Erol'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Erol.
Genitive (’s)	Erol'un	Bu Erol'un çantası. This is Erol’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Erol'la	Dün Erol'la konuştum. I talked with Erol yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Erol mean?

Erol is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “be brave, be a hero (an imperative: “be a man!”)”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. Turkish er “man, hero” + ol- “to be”.

How do you pronounce Erol?

Say it roughly as “eh-rol”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.

How do you add suffixes to Erol in Turkish?

Because Erol is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Erol'a (to Erol), Erol'un (Erol’s), Erol'da (at Erol’s) and Erol'la (with Erol).