Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Keçialan

Keçialan /ketʃiaˈɫan/ ASCII Kecialan

“goat meadow”2

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

How do you pronounce Keçialan?

Keçialan

IPA /ketʃiaˈɫan/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Keçialan mean?

From keçi ‘goat’ and alan ‘open ground’: ‘goat meadow’, a clearing where goats graze. Alan is from Old Turkic alaŋ, keçi from Proto-Turkic *keči. Field names of this shape are common in Anatolia.1,2

Grammar keçi + alan.

That Keçialan goes back to keçi and alan is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Keçialan made of?

Keçialan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: keçi (keçi: goat) + alan (alan: open ground, clearing).

Keçialan + root keçi keçi: goat TURKIC keçi “goat” root alan alan: open ground,clearing TURKIC alan “open level ground” Keçialan keçi root keçi: goat keçi TURKIC “goat” alan root alan: open ground, clearing alan TURKIC “open level ground”
Keçialan: parts and root words
  • keçi Turkic — goat2
  • alan Turkic — open level ground1

How was the name Keçialan formed?

Keçialan was formed by joining keçi (“keçi: goat”) and alan (“alan: open ground, clearing”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Keçialan?

Keçialan Alan Akalan Alanay Alanoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Alan same root – –
02 Akalan same root – –
03 Alanay same root – –
04 Alanoğlu same root – –

How is Keçialan written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Kecialan in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: alan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: keçi accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Keçialan

Q1

What does the surname Keçialan mean?

From keçi ‘goat’ and alan ‘open ground’: ‘goat meadow’, a clearing where goats graze. Alan is from Old Turkic alaŋ, keçi from Proto-Turkic *keči. Field names of this shape are common in Anatolia.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Keçialan?

Keçialan is made up of two elements: keçi “goat” (Turkic) and alan “open level ground” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Keçialan?

Ke·çi·a·lan, 4 syllables; IPA: /ketʃiaˈɫan/.