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Kayar

Kayar /kaˈjaɾ/

“re-nailing horseshoes; share”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Kayar?

Kayar

IPA /kaˈjaɾ/

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

What does the surname Kayar mean?

Kayar is a dialect word for re-nailing worn horseshoes, and also means ‘share, portion’. The same form is the aorist of kaymak ‘to slide’. Which sense lies behind the surname is not documented.1,2

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Noun reading: kayar ‘re-nailing horseshoes; share’ (Wiktionary).
  2. Verb reading: aorist of kaymak ‘to slide’.

What is Kayar made of?

Kayar is a single Turkic root: kayar (re-nailing of horseshoes; or ‘slides’).

Kayar + root kayar re-nailing of horseshoes;or ‘slides’ TURKIC kayar “re-nailing wornhorseshoes; share” TURKIC kaymak “kayar: aorist of kaymak‘to slide’” Kayar kayar root re-nailing of horseshoes; or ‘slides’ kayar TURKIC “re-nailing worn horseshoes;share” kaymak TURKIC “kayar: aorist of kaymak ‘toslide’”
Kayar: parts and root words
  • kayar Turkic — re-nailing worn horseshoes; share2
  • kaymak Turkic — kayar: aorist of kaymak ‘to slide’1

How was the name Kayar formed?

Kayar is the word kayar (“re-nailing of horseshoes; or ‘slides’”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Kayar?

Kayar Kaymak Kaymaz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kaymak same root – –
02 Kaymaz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kayar?

  1. Oğuzhan Kayar association football player 1995–
  2. Erhan Kayar association football player 1985–2011
  3. Berke Kayar association football player
  4. Emirhan Kayar association football player 2005–
  5. Enes Kayar association football player 2000–
  6. Mehmet Erdem Kayar chess player 1977–
  7. Nezahat Arzu Kayar researcher
  8. Rıdvan Kayar researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kaymak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kayar accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kaymak accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kayar

Q1

What does the surname Kayar mean?

Kayar is a dialect word for re-nailing worn horseshoes, and also means ‘share, portion’. The same form is the aorist of kaymak ‘to slide’. Which sense lies behind the surname is not documented.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kayar?

The root word of Kayar is kaymak (Turkic): “kayar: aorist of kaymak ‘to slide’”. There are 3 competing views on where Kayar comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kayar?

Ka·yar, 2 syllables; IPA: /kaˈjaɾ/.