Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Eğrikavuk

Eğrikavuk /eːɾikaˈvuk/ ASCII Egrikavuk

“crooked cap”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
E
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 Eğrikavuk?

Eğrikavuk

IPA /eːɾikaˈvuk/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Eğrikavuk mean?

A nickname made of eğri ‘crooked, askew’ and kavuk: ‘crooked cap, a cap worn askew’. The kavuk was the padded cap round which Ottoman men wound their turbans. Nicknames of this kind turn a detail of dress into a name.1,2

Grammar eğri + kavuk.

That Eğrikavuk goes back to eğri and kavuk is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Eğrikavuk made of?

Eğrikavuk is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: eğri (crooked) + kavuk (padded turban cap).

Eğrikavuk + root eğri crooked TURKIC eğri “crooked, bent” root kavuk padded turban cap TURKIC kavuk “padded cap under aturban” Eğrikavuk eğri root crooked eğri TURKIC “crooked, bent” kavuk root padded turban cap kavuk TURKIC “padded cap under a turban”
Eğrikavuk: parts and root words
  • eğri Turkic — crooked, bent1
  • kavuk Turkic — padded cap under a turban2

How was the name Eğrikavuk formed?

Eğrikavuk was formed by joining eğri (“crooked”) and kavuk (“padded turban cap”).

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

Which surnames are related to Eğrikavuk?

Eğrikavuk Eğri Kavuk Eğribayat Eğridere Eğrilmez Kavukçu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Eğri same root – –
02 Kavuk same root – –
03 Eğribayat same root – –
04 Eğridere same root – –
05 Eğrilmez same root – –
06 Kavukçu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Eğrikavuk?

  1. Işıl Eğrikavuk artist 1980–

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

How is Eğrikavuk written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Egrikavuk in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: eğri accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kavuk accessed 9 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 Eğrikavuk

Q1

What does the surname Eğrikavuk mean?

A nickname made of eğri ‘crooked, askew’ and kavuk: ‘crooked cap, a cap worn askew’. The kavuk was the padded cap round which Ottoman men wound their turbans. Nicknames of this kind turn a detail of dress into a name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Eğrikavuk?

Eğrikavuk is made up of two elements: eğri “crooked, bent” (Turkic) and kavuk “padded cap under a turban” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Eğrikavuk?

Eğ·ri·ka·vuk, 4 syllables; IPA: /eːɾikaˈvuk/.