Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 500

Aykurt

Aykurt /ajˈkuɾt/

“moon wolf”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 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 Aykurt?

Aykurt

IPA /ajˈkuɾt/

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

What does the surname Aykurt mean?

Aykurt is a boy’s name made of ay ‘moon’ and kurt ‘wolf’: the image of a wolf seen by moonlight. In Turkish names ay stands for beauty and brightness, while the wolf is the animal of strength and guidance in old Turkic stories.1,2,3

Grammar ay + kurt: noun plus noun.

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

What is Aykurt made of?

Aykurt breaks into 2 parts: ay (moon) + kurt (wolf).

Aykurt ++ first element ay moon TURKIC ay “moon; beautiful, radiant” root kurt wolf TURKIC kurt “wolf” TURKIC Aykurt “male given name” Aykurt ay first element moon ay TURKIC “moon; beautiful, radiant” kurt root wolf kurt TURKIC “wolf” Aykurt TURKIC “male given name”
Aykurt: parts and root words
  • ay Turkic — moon; beautiful, radiant1
  • kurt Turkic — wolf2
  • Aykurt Turkic — male given name3

How was the name Aykurt formed?

Aykurt belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (ay + kurt).

Which surnames are related to Aykurt?

Aykurt Kurt Bozkurt Karakurt Kurtoğlu Akkurt Kurdoğlu Özkurt Baykurt Kortay
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kurt same root 17 289,723
02 Bozkurt same root – –
03 Karakurt same root – –
04 Kurtoğlu same root – –
05 Akkurt same root – –
06 Kurdoğlu same root – –
07 Özkurt same root – –
08 Baykurt same root – –
09 Kortay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aykurt?

  1. İzzet Ulvi Aykurt politician 1879–1957
  2. Mehmet Oktay Aykurt association football player 1992–
  3. Berkay Aykurt association football player 2002–
  4. Candan Aykurt researcher
  5. Emir Aykurt association football player 1983–
  6. Mustafa Kemal Aykurt statesperson 1940–

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

Is Aykurt also a first name?

Yes. Aykurt is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “moon wolf”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ay accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kurt accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Aykurt accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Aykurt

Q1

What does the surname Aykurt mean?

Aykurt is a boy’s name made of ay ‘moon’ and kurt ‘wolf’: the image of a wolf seen by moonlight. In Turkish names ay stands for beauty and brightness, while the wolf is the animal of strength and guidance in old Turkic stories.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aykurt?

The root word of Aykurt is ay (Turkic): “moon; beautiful, radiant”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aykurt?

Ay·kurt, 2 syllables; IPA: /ajˈkuɾt/.