Özalp is a masculine
Turkish given name
A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''soyadı'' (surname) in the full na ...
. The name is produced by using two Turkish words: ''öz'' and ''alp''. In
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
, ''öz'' means "soul", "nucleus", and/or "self" whereas ''alp'' means "stouthearted", "brave", "chivalrous", "daredevil", "valorous", and/or "gallant". Therefore, Özalp means "immanently gallant" or "inherently valorous".
Notable persons with the given name Özalp include:
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Özalp Babaoğlu
Ozalp BabaoÄŸlu (born August 10, 1955 in Ankara, Turkey), is a Turkish computer scientist. He is currently professor of computer science at the University of Bologna, Italy. He received a Ph.D. in 1981 from the University of California at Berke ...
, Turkish computer scientist
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Turkish masculine given names