Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kaynarca

Kaynarca /kajˈnaɾdʒa/

“spring”1

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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 Kaynarca?

Kaynarca

IPA /kajˈnaɾdʒa/

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

What does the surname Kaynarca mean?

Kaynarca is recorded in the dictionary as “spring, source” and is formed from kaynar, “boiling water, spring”, with the suffix -ca. A district of Sakarya and many villages in Artvin, Bitlis, Bursa and other provinces bear the name.1

Grammar kaynar + -ca.

Kaynarca is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kaynarca made of?

Kaynarca is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kaynar (boiling; spring) + -ca (diminutive/similative suffix).

Kaynarca ++ root kaynar boiling; spring TURKIC kaynarca “spring, source” suffix -ca diminutive/similativesuffix TURKIC kaynamak “Old Turkic kaŋa- ‘towell up’” Kaynarca kaynar root boiling; spring kaynarca TURKIC “spring, source” -ca suffix diminutive/similative suffix kaynamak TURKIC “Old Turkic kaŋa- ‘to well up’”
Kaynarca: parts and root words
  • kaynarca Turkic — spring, source1
  • kaynamak Turkic — Old Turkic kaŋa- “to well up”1

How was the name Kaynarca formed?

Kaynarca was formed by adding the suffix -ca (“diminutive/similative suffix”) to kaynar (“boiling; spring”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kaynarca?

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

Who are some well-known people named Kaynarca?

  1. Oktay Kaynarca actor 1965–
  2. Erdem Kaynarca actor 1992–
  3. Tülay Kaynarca politician 1969–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kaynarca accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Kaynarca accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kaynarca 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 Kaynarca

Q1

What does the surname Kaynarca mean?

Kaynarca is recorded in the dictionary as “spring, source” and is formed from kaynar, “boiling water, spring”, with the suffix -ca. A district of Sakarya and many villages in Artvin, Bitlis, Bursa and other provinces bear the name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kaynarca?

The root word of Kaynarca is kaynamak (Turkic): ‘Old Turkic kaŋa- “to well up”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kaynarca?

Kay·nar·ca, 3 syllables; IPA: /kajˈnaɾdʒa/.