Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 232

Alkış

Alkış /aɫˈkɯʃ/ ASCII Alkis

“blessing, praise; applause”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Alkış?

Alkış

IPA /aɫˈkɯʃ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Alkış mean?

Today alkış means ‘applause’, but its older sense is ‘blessing, good wish’, the opposite of kargış ‘curse’. It goes back to Old Turkic alka- ‘to praise, to bless’. It is also a male given name.2

Grammar alka- + -ış: deverbal noun.

Alkış is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Alkış made of?

Alkış breaks into 2 parts: alka- (to praise, to bless (Old Turkic)) + -ış (deverbal noun suffix).

Alkış ++ root alka- to praise, to bless (OldTurkic) TURKIC alkış “applause; blessing, goodwish” suffix -ış deverbal noun suffix TURKIC alkış “applause; benediction” Alkış alka- root to praise, to bless (Old Turkic) alkış TURKIC “applause; blessing, good wish” -ış suffix deverbal noun suffix alkış TURKIC “applause; benediction”
Alkış: parts and root words
  • alkış Turkic — applause; blessing, good wish2
  • alkış Turkic — applause; benediction2

How was the name Alkış formed?

Alkış belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (alka- + -ış).

Who are some well-known people named Alkış?

  1. Bülent Alkış television actor 1974–
  2. Ahmet Alkış judge 1949–
  3. Ayhan Alkış engineer 1946–
  4. Nezih Alkış writer 1938–2022
  5. Halis Alkış basketball player
  6. Hümeyra Tercanlı Alkış researcher
  7. Mehmet Eşref Alkış researcher
  8. Okan Alkış researcher

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

Is Alkış also a first name?

Yes. Alkış is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “blessing, praise; applause”.

Alkış as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Alkış written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Alkis.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: alkış accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: alkış accessed 8 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Alkış

Q1

What does the surname Alkış mean?

Today alkış means ‘applause’, but its older sense is ‘blessing, good wish’, the opposite of kargış ‘curse’. It goes back to Old Turkic alka- ‘to praise, to bless’. It is also a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alkış?

The root word of Alkış is alkış (Turkic): “applause; blessing, good wish”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Alkış?

Al·kış, 2 syllables; IPA: /aɫˈkɯʃ/.