Erol

Erol is a Turkish male first name and family name.

Origin and Meaning

Erol is a common Turkish first and last name ( family name were introduced in Turkey in 1935 under Ataturk ). Erol probably represents a short form of the two words " he oglu " represents and means " hero." Literally considered can "he" mean man, courageous man, capable man or soldier. In the Turkish military, he is still the lowest military rank today. " Oglu ", however, means son.

Bearers of the name

First name

  • Erol Aksoy ( born 1953 ), Turkish businessman
  • Erol Alkan (DJ) (born 1978 ), British DJ and remixer Turkish origin
  • Erol Alkan ( footballer ) (* 1994), Dutch -Turkish football player
  • Erol Bilgin (* 1987), Turkish weightlifters
  • Erol Bulut ( born 1975 ), the Turkish football player
  • Erol Dora (* 1964), Aramaic Turkish lawyer and parliamentarian
  • Erol Manisali ( born 1940 ), Turkish journalist, author and professor of economics
  • Erol Mutlu ( born 1952 ), Turkish wrestler
  • Erol Özkaraca (* 1963), German lawyer and politician of Turkish origin
  • Erol Pürlü (* 1969), German Islamic scholar and Imam
  • Erol Sabanov (* 1974), German football player
  • Erol Sander ( born 1968 ), German actor of Turkish origin
  • Erol Tas (1926-1998), the Turkish actor
  • Erol Togay (1950-2012), Turkish football player and coach
  • Erol Tok ( born 1951 ), Turkish football coach
  • Erol Yildirim ( born 1944 ), Turkish- German writer and teacher
  • Erol Yıldız ( born 1960 ), Turkish sociologist and author
  • Erol Zavar (born 1964 ), Turkish journalist

Family name

  • Ahmet Erol (1921-2012), Turkish football player and functionary
  • Erol Metin (* 1987), the Turkish football goalkeeper
  • Neşet Erol ( born 1946 ), Turkish children's book author, playwright and literary translator
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