Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kaygusuz

Kaygusuz /kajɡuˈsuz/

“carefree, untroubled”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Spellings
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Kaygusuz?

Kaygusuz

IPA /kajɡuˈsuz/

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

What does the surname Kaygusuz mean?

Kaygusuz is made of kaygu, the older form of kaygı “worry”, and the suffix -suz, and means “free of worry, carefree”; as a male given name it is also glossed “fearless”. The name is well known from Kaygusuz Abdal, a folk poet of the 14th–15th centuries.1

Grammar kaygu (kaygı) + privative -suz

What is Kaygusuz made of?

Kaygusuz breaks into 2 parts: kaygu (worry, care) + -suz (privative suffix “without”).

Kaygusuz + root kaygu worry, care TURKIC kaygı “worry, anxiety; olderform kaygu” suffix -suz privative suffix“without” Kaygusuz kaygu root worry, care kaygı TURKIC “worry, anxiety; older form kaygu” -suz suffix privative suffix “without”
Kaygusuz: parts and root words
  • kaygı Turkic — worry, anxiety; older form kaygu1

How was the name Kaygusuz formed?

Kaygusuz belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kaygu + -suz).

How else is Kaygusuz spelled?

Kaygısızspelling

Who are some well-known people named Kaygusuz?

  1. Sema Kaygusuz writer 1972–
  2. Selman Kaygusuz amateur wrestler 1963–
  3. Hakan Kaygusuz association football player 1973–
  4. Nesimi kaygusuz actor 1973–
  5. Rasim Kaygusuz writer 1926–1988
  6. Baran Kaygusuz association football player 2005–
  7. Emrah Kaygusuz biochemist 1984–
  8. Hakan Kaygusuz researcher

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

Is Kaygusuz also a first name?

Yes. Kaygusuz is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “carefree, untroubled”.

Kaygusuz as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kaygusuz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Kaygusuz accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Kaygusuz Abdal 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
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kaygusuz

Q1

What does the surname Kaygusuz mean?

Kaygusuz is made of kaygu, the older form of kaygı “worry”, and the suffix -suz, and means “free of worry, carefree”; as a male given name it is also glossed “fearless”. The name is well known from Kaygusuz Abdal, a folk poet of the 14th–15th centuries.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kaygusuz?

The root word of Kaygusuz is kaygı (Turkic): “worry, anxiety; older form kaygu”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kaygusuz?

Kay·gu·suz, 3 syllables; IPA: /kajɡuˈsuz/.