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Help[Surname] Efendi
What is the origin and meaning of the surname Efendi/Effendi? I think it's turkish but i don't anything else about it...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effendi
Effendi or Efendi (Arabic: أفندي Afandī; Persian: آفندی ) is a title of nobility meaning a lord or master. It is a title of respect or courtesy, equivalent to the English Sir, which was used in Turkey.
Effendi or Efendi (Arabic: أفندي Afandī; Persian: آفندی ) is a title of nobility meaning a lord or master. It is a title of respect or courtesy, equivalent to the English Sir, which was used in Turkey.
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it is a Turkish title meaning "Sir" or "an Educated Gentleman", and is ancestrally a Greek word, which came into Turkish through the Arabic language.
apparently it's a title, and not an actual surname.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effendi
apparently it's a title, and not an actual surname.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effendi
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