Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,078

Bolkent

Bolkent /boɫˈkent/

“town of plenty”2

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

How do you pronounce Bolkent?

Bolkent

IPA /boɫˈkent/

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

What does the surname Bolkent mean?

Formed from bol ‘abundant’ and kent ‘town’, the name can be read as ‘town of plenty’. Kent entered Old Turkic as kend from Sogdian; it also appears in names like Tashkent and Yarkent.1,2

Grammar bol + kent.

That Bolkent goes back to bol and kent is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Bolkent made of?

Bolkent is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bol (bol: abundant) + kent (kent: town).

Bolkent + root bol bol: abundant TURKIC bol “abundant, plentiful” root kent kent: town OTHER kent “town, settlement” Bolkent bol root bol: abundant bol TURKIC “abundant, plentiful” kent root kent: town kent OTHER “town, settlement”
Bolkent: parts and root words
  • bol Turkic — abundant, plentiful2
  • kent Other — town, settlement1

How was the name Bolkent formed?

Bolkent was formed by joining bol (“bol: abundant”) and kent (“kent: town”).

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

Which surnames are related to Bolkent?

Bolkent Elibol Taşkent Kent Kenter Ataol Başkent Bolışık Baykent Bolkan Boluğur Kentmen
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Elibol same root – –
02 Taşkent same root – –
03 Kent same root – –
04 Kenter same root – –
05 Ataol same root – –
06 Başkent same root – –
07 Bolışık same root – –
08 Baykent same root – –
09 Bolkan same root – –
10 Boluğur same root – –
11 Kentmen same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bolkent?

  1. Şehnaz Bölkent university teacher

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

How is Bolkent written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Bolkent is unchanged in foreign records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kent accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bol 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

Common questions about Bolkent

Q1

What does the surname Bolkent mean?

Formed from bol ‘abundant’ and kent ‘town’, the name can be read as ‘town of plenty’. Kent entered Old Turkic as kend from Sogdian; it also appears in names like Tashkent and Yarkent.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bolkent?

Bolkent is made up of two elements: bol “abundant, plentiful” (Turkic) and kent “town, settlement” (another language).
Q3

How do you pronounce Bolkent?

Bol·kent, 2 syllables; IPA: /boɫˈkent/.