Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Erkılıç

Erkılıç /eɾkɯˈɫɯtʃ/ ASCII Erkilic

“the hero’s sword”2

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

How do you pronounce Erkılıç?

Erkılıç

IPA /eɾkɯˈɫɯtʃ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Erkılıç mean?

A compound of er ‘man, brave fellow’ and kılıç ‘sword’: ‘the hero’s sword’. Nişanyan traces kılıç to Old Turkic kılıç, derived from the verb kıl- ‘to make, to work’. The head of the name is kılıç.1,2

Grammar er + kılıç.

That Erkılıç goes back to er and kılıç is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Erkılıç made of?

Erkılıç is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: er (man, brave fellow) + kılıç (sword).

Erkılıç + root er man, brave fellow TURKIC er “man, brave fellow” root kılıç sword TURKIC kılıç “sword” Erkılıç er root man, brave fellow er TURKIC “man, brave fellow” kılıç root sword kılıç TURKIC “sword”
Erkılıç: parts and root words
  • er Turkic — man, brave fellow2
  • kılıç Turkic — sword1

How was the name Erkılıç formed?

Erkılıç was formed by joining er (“man, brave fellow”) and kılıç (“sword”).

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

Which surnames are related to Erkılıç?

Erkılıç Kılıç Kılıçaslan Dalkılıç Kılıçoğlu Kılıçarslan Kılıçkaya Akkılıç Kılıçdaroğlu Kılıçer Kılıçlı Kılıçkan Kılıçkıran
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kılıç same root 13 450,572
02 Kılıçaslan same root – –
03 Dalkılıç same root – –
04 Kılıçoğlu same root – –
05 Kılıçarslan same root – –
06 Kılıçkaya same root – –
07 Akkılıç same root – –
08 Kılıçdaroğlu same root – –
09 Kılıçer same root – –
10 Kılıçlı same root – –
11 Kılıçkan same root – –
12 Kılıçkıran same root – –

Is Erkılıç also a first name?

Yes. Erkılıç is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: the hero’s sword.

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

How is Erkılıç written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kılıç accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: er accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Erkılıç

Q1

What does the surname Erkılıç mean?

A compound of er ‘man, brave fellow’ and kılıç ‘sword’: ‘the hero’s sword’. Nişanyan traces kılıç to Old Turkic kılıç, derived from the verb kıl- ‘to make, to work’. The head of the name is kılıç.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Erkılıç?

Erkılıç is made up of two elements: er “man, brave fellow” (Turkic) and kılıç “sword” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Erkılıç?

Er·kı·lıç, 3 syllables; IPA: /eɾkɯˈɫɯtʃ/.