Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 332

Alpat

Alpat /aɫˈpat/

“valiant horse”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Alpat?

Alpat

IPA /aɫˈpat/

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

What does the surname Alpat mean?

Formed from alp ‘hero, valiant’ and at ‘horse’, the name can be read as ‘valiant horse’ or ‘hero’s horse’. Both elements are Old Turkic. No source treats this exact combination separately.1,2

Grammar alp + at.

That Alpat goes back to alp and at is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Alpat made of?

Alpat is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: alp (alp: hero, brave) + at (at: horse).

Alpat + first element alp alp: hero, brave TURKIC alp “hero, valiant” root at at: horse TURKIC at “horse” Alpat alp first element alp: hero, brave alp TURKIC “hero, valiant” at root at: horse at TURKIC “horse”
Alpat: parts and root words
  • alp Turkic — hero, valiant1
  • at Turkic — horse2

How was the name Alpat formed?

Alpat was formed by joining alp (“alp: hero, brave”) and at (“at: horse”).

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

Which surnames are related to Alpat?

Alpat Alp Alper Alptekin Gökalp Alpaslan Alpay Özalp Alparslan Eralp Kayaalp Alpar Alpdoğan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
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 Alpat?

  1. İnönü Alpat writer 1962–

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

Is Alpat also a first name?

Yes. Alpat is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “valiant horse”.

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

How is Alpat written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Alpat is unchanged in foreign records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: alp accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: at 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Alpat

Q1

What does the surname Alpat mean?

Formed from alp ‘hero, valiant’ and at ‘horse’, the name can be read as ‘valiant horse’ or ‘hero’s horse’. Both elements are Old Turkic. No source treats this exact combination separately.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alpat?

Alpat is made up of two elements: alp “hero, valiant” (Turkic) and at “horse” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Alpat?

Al·pat, 2 syllables; IPA: /aɫˈpat/.