Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kanlıgöz

Kanlıgöz /kanɫɯˈɟøz/ ASCII Kanligoz

“bloodshot eye”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Kanlıgöz?

Kanlıgöz

IPA /kanɫɯˈɟøz/

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

What does the surname Kanlıgöz mean?

A nickname made of kanlı ‘bloody’ and göz ‘eye’: ‘bloodshot eye’. Nicknames of this kind describe a facial feature or a look. Nişanyan traces göz to Old Turkic kȫz.1,2

Grammar kan + -lı + göz.

That Kanlıgöz goes back to kanlı and göz is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kanlıgöz made of?

Kanlıgöz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kanlı (bloody; bloodshot) + göz (eye).

Kanlıgöz + root kanlı bloody; bloodshot TURKIC kanlı “bloody” root göz eye TURKIC göz “eye” Kanlıgöz kanlı root bloody; bloodshot kanlı TURKIC “bloody” göz root eye göz TURKIC “eye”
Kanlıgöz: parts and root words
  • kanlı Turkic — bloody2
  • göz Turkic — eye1

How was the name Kanlıgöz formed?

Kanlıgöz was formed by joining kanlı (“bloody; bloodshot”) and göz (“eye”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kanlıgöz?

Kanlıgöz Açıkgöz Karagöz Tokgöz Alagöz Gökgöz Akgöz Deligöz Göztepe Gözüaçık Gözübüyük Şengöz Gözütok
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Açıkgöz same root – –
02 Karagöz same root – –
03 Tokgöz same root – –
04 Alagöz same root – –
05 Gökgöz same root – –
06 Akgöz same root – –
07 Deligöz same root – –
08 Göztepe same root – –
09 Gözüaçık same root – –
10 Gözübüyük same root – –
11 Şengöz same root – –
12 Gözütok same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kanlıgöz?

  1. Cihan Kanlıgöz jurist 1965–

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

How is Kanlıgöz written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: göz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kanlı 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 Kanlıgöz

Q1

What does the surname Kanlıgöz mean?

A nickname made of kanlı ‘bloody’ and göz ‘eye’: ‘bloodshot eye’. Nicknames of this kind describe a facial feature or a look. Nişanyan traces göz to Old Turkic kȫz.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kanlıgöz?

Kanlıgöz is made up of two elements: kanlı “bloody” (Turkic) and göz “eye” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kanlıgöz?

Kan·lı·göz, 3 syllables; IPA: /kanɫɯˈɟøz/.