SURNAMEEntry 1,953
Kaygısız
“carefree”2
- CategoryHeart, joy and hope
- OriginTurkic
- FormSuffixed
- Letters / syllables
- 8 / 3
- Formation
- Suffixed
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- K
Contents§1–§11
How do you pronounce Kaygısız?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Kaygısız mean?
Kaygısız means “carefree, untroubled”. It is kaygı “worry” plus the privative suffix -sız “without”; kaygı goes back to Old Turkic kadgu “sorrow, concern for someone”. A small town in the Dicle district of Diyarbakır also bears the name.1,2
Grammar kaygı + -sız (privative suffix).
Kaygısız is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Kaygısız formed?
Kaygısız belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kaygı + -sız).
How else is Kaygısız spelled?
- Kaygusuzspelling
Who are some well-known people named Kaygısız?
- Ayberk Kaygısız association football player 2004–
- Zeki Kaygısız sport cyclist 1998–
- Aziz Kaygısız politician 1940–
- Mehmet Kaygısız researcher
- Nurettin Kaygısız actor
- Onur Kaygısız researcher
- İlayda Kaygısız chess player 2003–
People surnamed Kaygısız as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Kaygısız also a first name?
Yes. Kaygısız is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “carefree”.
Kaygısız as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Kaygısız written and pronounced abroad?
Without Turkish letters the name appears as Kaygisiz in passports and foreign registers.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kaygısız
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kaygı
- 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759)
- 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Kaygısız
- Q1
What does the surname Kaygısız mean?
- Kaygısız means “carefree, untroubled”. It is kaygı “worry” plus the privative suffix -sız “without”; kaygı goes back to Old Turkic kadgu “sorrow, concern for someone”. A small town in the Dicle district of Diyarbakır also bears the name.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Kaygısız?
- The root word of Kaygısız is kaygı (Turkic): “worry, care”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Kaygısız?
- Kay·gı·sız, 3 syllables; IPA: /kajɡɯˈsɯz/.