SURNAMEEntry 329
Alpagut
“hero, warrior”2
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How do you pronounce Alpagut?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Alpagut mean?
Alpagut is a word that appears in Old Turkic texts as a synonym of alp: ‘hero, warrior’. According to Nişanyan Adlar it is alp with the Mongolic plural suffix +ağut, so the original sense may have been ‘heroes, warriors’. Alp derives from Old Turkic al- ‘to overcome’.1,2
Grammar alp + -ağut (Mongolic plural suffix).
That Alpagut goes back to alp and -ağut is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Alpagut formed?
Alpagut was formed by adding the suffix -agut (“-agut: Mongolic plural suffix”) to alp (“alp: hero”).
Which surnames are related to Alpagut?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alp | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Alper | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Alptekin | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Gökalp | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Alpaslan | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Alpay | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Özalp | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Alparslan | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Eralp | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Kayaalp | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Alpar | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Alpdoğan | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Alpagut?
- Nurşen Alpagut Keskin researcher
- İbrahim Ufuk Alpagut researcher
People surnamed Alpagut as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Alpagut also a first name?
Yes. Alpagut is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “hero, warrior”.
Alpagut as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Alpagut?
Süalp, Aykutalp and Batır share gloss keywords with Alpagut within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Alpagut?
Read the root, formation and register information for Alpagut 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 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Alpagut
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: alp
- 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Alpagut
- Q1
What does the surname Alpagut mean?
- Alpagut is a word that appears in Old Turkic texts as a synonym of alp: ‘hero, warrior’. According to Nişanyan Adlar it is alp with the Mongolic plural suffix +ağut, so the original sense may have been ‘heroes, warriors’. Alp derives from Old Turkic al- ‘to overcome’.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Alpagut?
- The root word of Alpagut is alp (Turkic): “brave, valiant”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Alpagut?
- Al·pa·gut, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫpaˈɡut/.