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Kansız

Kansız /kanˈsɯz/ ASCII Kansiz

“bloodless, pale”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
back
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 Kansız?

Kansız

IPA /kanˈsɯz/

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

What does the surname Kansız mean?

Kansız means “bloodless, pale, anaemic”; figuratively it is used for a heartless, unfeeling or timid person. A village called Kansız lies in the Kepsut district of Balıkesir.1

Grammar kan + privative -sız.

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

Kansız is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kansız made of?

Kansız is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kan (kan: blood) + -sız (privative suffix “without”).

Kansız + root kan kan: blood TURKIC kan “blood” suffix -sız privative suffix“without” Kansız kan root kan: blood kan TURKIC “blood” -sız suffix privative suffix “without”
Kansız: parts and root words
  • kan Turkic — blood1

How was the name Kansız formed?

Kansız was formed by adding the suffix -sız (“privative suffix “without””) to kan (“kan: blood”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kansız?

Kansız Özkan Alkan Arıkan Gürkan Kandemir Atakan Türkkan Durukan Demirkan Soykan Akkan Taşkan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Özkan same root 22 245,254
02 Alkan same root – –
03 Arıkan same root – –
04 Gürkan same root – –
05 Kandemir same root – –
06 Atakan same root – –
07 Türkkan same root – –
08 Durukan same root – –
09 Demirkan same root – –
10 Soykan same root – –
11 Akkan same root – –
12 Taşkan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kansız?

  1. Mustafa Efe Kansız association football player
  2. Sevgi Kansız researcher

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

How is Kansız written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Kansiz: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kansız 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
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kansız

Q1

What does the surname Kansız mean?

Kansız means “bloodless, pale, anaemic”; figuratively it is used for a heartless, unfeeling or timid person. A village called Kansız lies in the Kepsut district of Balıkesir.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kansız?

The root word of Kansız is kan (Turkic): “blood”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kansız?

Kan·sız, 2 syllables; IPA: /kanˈsɯz/.