SURNAMEEntry 2,890
Kayabalı
“rock honey, wild honey”1
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How do you pronounce Kayabalı?
The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Kayabalı mean?
Kaya balı, “rock honey”, is the honey wild bees make in rock crevices; the name writes the phrase as one word. Villages called Kayabalı also exist in Söğüt (Bilecik) and in Mardin province.1,2
Grammar kaya + bal + possessive -ı (compound noun).
That Kayabalı goes back to kaya and bal is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Kayabalı formed?
Kayabalı was formed by adding the suffix -ı (“compound (possessive) suffix”) to kaya + bal.
Which surnames are related to Kayabalı?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kaya | same root | 2 | 899,722 |
| 02 | Balcı | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Akkaya | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Çetinkaya | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Karakaya | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Sarıkaya | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Özkaya | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Yalçınkaya | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Bal | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Kayalı | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Kızılkaya | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Şahinkaya | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Kayabalı?
- Fasih Kayabalı military officer 1893–1964
People surnamed Kayabalı as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Kayabalı written and pronounced abroad?
In foreign records the name often appears as Kayabali: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Kayabalı?
Arıbal, Bal and Balcı share gloss keywords with Kayabalı within the same primary category.
- Arıbalbees’ honey, pure honey
- Balhoney
- Balcıhoney seller, beekeeper
- Şekersugar; sweet, charming
- Ballıhoneyed; lucky
- Helvacıhalva maker or seller
- Helvacıoğluson of the halva maker
- Kantarcıoğluson of the weigher
Which guides add context to Kayabalı?
Read the root, formation and register information for Kayabalı alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kaya
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bal
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kayabalı
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
Common questions about Kayabalı
- Q1
What does the surname Kayabalı mean?
- Kaya balı, “rock honey”, is the honey wild bees make in rock crevices; the name writes the phrase as one word. Villages called Kayabalı also exist in Söğüt (Bilecik) and in Mardin province.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Kayabalı?
- Kayabalı is made up of two elements: kaya “rock” (Turkic) and bal “honey” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Kayabalı?
- Ka·ya·ba·lı, 4 syllables; IPA: /kajabaˈɫɯ/.