Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 129

Akcebe

Akcebe /akdʒeˈbe/

“white armour”1

Probable origin Akcebe: root entries for ak + cebe · How do we know?

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Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
A
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How do you pronounce Akcebe?

Akcebe

IPA /akdʒeˈbe/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Akcebe mean?

Ak “white, bright” joins the obsolete military term cebe “armour, weapon”: “white armour”. Turkish Wiktionary traces cebe to Mongolian jebe “gear, weapon, armour”; the Ottoman cebeci, the armourer corps, comes from the same word.1

That Akcebe goes back to ak and cebe is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Akcebe made of?

Akcebe combines Turkic and Mongolic elements in 2 parts: ak (ak: white; pure) + cebe (cebe: armour, weapon (obsolete)).

Akcebe + root ak ak: white; pure TURKIC ak “white” root cebe cebe: armour, weapon(obsolete) MONGOLIC cebe “armour, weapon, war gear” Akcebe ak root ak: white; pure ak TURKIC “white” cebe root cebe: armour, weapon (obsolete) cebe MONGOLIC “armour, weapon, war gear”
Akcebe: parts and root words

How was the name Akcebe formed?

Akcebe was formed by joining ak (“ak: white; pure”) and cebe (“cebe: armour, weapon (obsolete)”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Akcebe?

Akcebe Cebeci Cebe Cebecioğlu Kurtçebe
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Cebeci same root – –
02 Cebe same root – –
03 Cebecioğlu same root – –
04 Kurtçebe same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akcebe?

  1. Kamil Vehbi Akcebe badminton player 1990–

People surnamed Akcebe as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Akcebe?

Cebe, Pusat and Kılıç share gloss keywords with Akcebe within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Akcebe?

Read the root, formation and register information for Akcebe alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: cebe accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: cebeci accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Akcebe

Q1

What does the surname Akcebe mean?

Ak “white, bright” joins the obsolete military term cebe “armour, weapon”: “white armour”. Turkish Wiktionary traces cebe to Mongolian jebe “gear, weapon, armour”; the Ottoman cebeci, the armourer corps, comes from the same word.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akcebe?

Akcebe is made up of two elements: ak “white” (Turkic) and cebe “armour, weapon, war gear” (Mongolic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Akcebe?

Ak·ce·be, 3 syllables; IPA: /akdʒeˈbe/.