Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kalkancı

Kalkancı /kaɫkanˈd͡ʒɯ/ ASCII Kalkanci

“shield maker”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
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 Kalkancı?

Kalkancı

IPA /kaɫkanˈd͡ʒɯ/

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

What does the surname Kalkancı mean?

A kalkancı makes or carries shields. Kalkan, “shield”, is attested in Old Turkic since Kashgari; Nişanyan notes that it cannot be explained by Turkic morphology and that a borrowing from Mongolic ḳalḳa(n), “screen, protection”, is a strong possibility.2

Grammar kalkan + -cı (agent suffix).

That Kalkancı goes back to kalkan is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Kalkancı made of?

Kalkancı breaks into 2 parts: kalkan (shield) + -cı (agent suffix).

Kalkancı + root kalkan shield TURKIC kalkan “shield (Old Turkickalkan)” suffix -cı agent suffix Kalkancı kalkan root shield kalkan TURKIC “shield (Old Turkic kalkan)” -cı suffix agent suffix
Kalkancı: parts and root words
  • kalkan Turkic — shield (Old Turkic kalkan)2

How was the name Kalkancı formed?

Kalkancı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kalkan + -cı).

Which surnames are related to Kalkancı?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kalkan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kalkancı?

  1. Çağatay Kalkancı businessperson 1974–
  2. Ayşe Kalkancı researcher
  3. Başak Kalkancı researcher

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

How is Kalkancı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Kalkancı is usually written Kalkanci.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kalkan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kalkan 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kalkancı

Q1

What does the surname Kalkancı mean?

A kalkancı makes or carries shields. Kalkan, “shield”, is attested in Old Turkic since Kashgari; Nişanyan notes that it cannot be explained by Turkic morphology and that a borrowing from Mongolic ḳalḳa(n), “screen, protection”, is a strong possibility.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kalkancı?

The root word of Kalkancı is kalkan (Turkic): “shield (Old Turkic kalkan)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kalkancı?

Kal·kan·cı, 3 syllables; IPA: /kaɫkanˈd͡ʒɯ/.