Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kandil

Kandil /kanˈdil/

“oil lamp”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Kandil?

Kandil

IPA /kanˈdil/

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

What does the surname Kandil mean?

Kandil is a small oil lamp with a wick; the word also names certain religious holy nights. Nişanyan derives it from Arabic qandīl ‘candle, lamp’, which goes back through Aramaic-Syriac to Latin candēla ‘candle’.1

Kandil is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kandil made of?

Kandil is a single root: kandil (kandil: oil lamp).

Kandil root kandil kandil: oil lamp ARABIC ḳandīl “candle, lamp” Kandil kandil root kandil: oil lamp ḳandīl ARABIC “candle, lamp”
Kandil: parts and root words
  • ḳandīl Arabic — candle, lamp1

How was the name Kandil formed?

Kandil belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Kandil?

  1. Ali Şen Kandil association football player 1982–
  2. Ali Kandil association football player 1921–
  3. Amira Kandil modern pentathlete 2003–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kandil accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kandil

Q1

What does the surname Kandil mean?

Kandil is a small oil lamp with a wick; the word also names certain religious holy nights. Nişanyan derives it from Arabic qandīl ‘candle, lamp’, which goes back through Aramaic-Syriac to Latin candēla ‘candle’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kandil?

The root word of Kandil is ḳandīl (Arabic): “candle, lamp”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kandil?

Kan·dil, 2 syllables; IPA: /kanˈdil/.