Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 499

Aykul

Aykul /ajˈkuɫ/

“moon + servant”1

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

How do you pronounce Aykul?

Aykul

IPA /ajˈkuɫ/

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

What does the surname Aykul mean?

A name made of ay ‘moon’ and kul ‘servant’. Nişanyan Adlar records Aykul as a Turkish name without a firm gloss and suggests it may stand for Alikul. Old Turkic kul means ‘slave, servant’ and as a name element ‘servant of’.1,2

Grammar ay + kul.

That Aykul goes back to ay and kul is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Aykul made of?

Aykul breaks into 2 parts: ay (moon; beautiful) + kul (servant).

Aykul + root ay moon; beautiful TURKIC ay “moon” root kul servant TURKIC kul “slave, servant” Aykul ay root moon; beautiful ay TURKIC “moon” kul root servant kul TURKIC “slave, servant”
Aykul: parts and root words
  • ay Turkic — moon1
  • kul Turkic — slave, servant2

How was the name Aykul formed?

Aykul belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (ay + kul).

Which surnames are related to Aykul?

Aykul Yurdakul Tanrıkulu Kul Özkul Erkul Karakullukçu Atakul
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yurdakul same root – –
02 Tanrıkulu same root – –
03 Kul same root – –
04 Özkul same root – –
05 Erkul same root – –
06 Karakullukçu same root – –
07 Atakul same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aykul?

  1. Levent Aykul actor 1960–2021
  2. Ayşegül Aykul researcher
  3. Senem Aykul researcher

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

Is Aykul also a first name?

Yes. Aykul is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “moon + servant”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Aykul accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kul 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 Aykul

Q1

What does the surname Aykul mean?

A name made of ay ‘moon’ and kul ‘servant’. Nişanyan Adlar records Aykul as a Turkish name without a firm gloss and suggests it may stand for Alikul. Old Turkic kul means ‘slave, servant’ and as a name element ‘servant of’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aykul?

The root word of Aykul is ay (Turkic): “moon”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aykul?

Ay·kul, 2 syllables; IPA: /ajˈkuɫ/.