Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Büyükakinci

Büyükakinci /byjykacinˈdʒi/ ASCII Buyukakinci

“the great (elder) raider”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
B
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Büyükakinci?

Büyükakinci

IPA /byjykacinˈdʒi/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Büyükakinci mean?

Büyükakinci is Büyükakıncı written without ı. Büyük “big; elder” joins akıncı, the raider of the Ottoman light cavalry; büyük was also used to tell an elder branch apart from a younger one.1

Grammar büyük + akın + -cı.

That Büyükakinci goes back to büyük and akıncı is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Büyükakinci made of?

Büyükakinci is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: büyük (büyük: big, elder) + akıncı (akıncı: raider).

Büyükakinci + root büyük büyük: big, elder TURKIC büyük “big; elder” root akıncı akıncı: raider TURKIC akıncı “raider (Ottoman lightcavalry)” Büyükakinci büyük root büyük: big, elder büyük TURKIC “big; elder” akıncı root akıncı: raider akıncı TURKIC “raider (Ottoman light cavalry)”
Büyükakinci: parts and root words
  • büyük Turkic — big; elder1
  • akıncı Turkic — raider (Ottoman light cavalry)1

How was the name Büyükakinci formed?

Büyükakinci was formed by joining büyük (“büyük: big, elder”) and akıncı (“akıncı: raider”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Büyükakinci?

Büyükakinci Akıncı Büyük Akıncıoğlu Büyükburç Gözübüyük Büyükaşık Büyükbayrak Büyükbayraktar Büyükkaya Başıbüyük Büyükberber Büyükdoğan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Akıncı same root – –
02 Büyük same root – –
03 Akıncıoğlu same root – –
04 Büyükburç same root – –
05 Gözübüyük same root – –
06 Büyükaşık same root – –
07 Büyükbayrak same root – –
08 Büyükbayraktar same root – –
09 Büyükkaya same root – –
10 Başıbüyük same root – –
11 Büyükberber same root – –
12 Büyükdoğan same root – –

How is Büyükakinci written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Buyukakinci: ö and ü often lose their dots.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: akıncı accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: akıncı accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Büyükakinci

Q1

What does the surname Büyükakinci mean?

Büyükakinci is Büyükakıncı written without ı. Büyük “big; elder” joins akıncı, the raider of the Ottoman light cavalry; büyük was also used to tell an elder branch apart from a younger one.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Büyükakinci?

Büyükakinci is made up of two elements: büyük “big; elder” (Turkic) and akıncı “raider (Ottoman light cavalry)” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Büyükakinci?

Bü·yü·ka·kin·ci, 5 syllables; IPA: /byjykacinˈdʒi/.