Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kentmen

Kentmen /kentˈmen/

“town + -men”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
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 Kentmen?

Kentmen

IPA /kentˈmen/

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

What does the surname Kentmen mean?

The surname is kent ‘town’ with the suffix -men. Nişanyan traces kent to Old Turkic kend, borrowed from Sogdian kand ‘town’. No source explains the exact sense in which the surname was formed.1

Grammar kent + -men.

That Kentmen goes back to kent is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Kentmen made of?

Kentmen breaks into 2 parts: kent (town, city) + -men (noun-forming suffix -man/-men).

Kentmen + root kent town, city OTHER kent “town, settlement” suffix -men noun-forming suffix-man/-men Kentmen kent root town, city kent OTHER “town, settlement” -men suffix noun-forming suffix -man/-men
Kentmen: parts and root words
  • kent Other — town, settlement1

How was the name Kentmen formed?

Kentmen was formed by adding the suffix -men (“noun-forming suffix -man/-men”) to kent (“town, city”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kentmen?

Kentmen Taşkent Kent Kenter Başkent Baykent Bolkent
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Taşkent same root – –
02 Kent same root – –
03 Kenter same root – –
04 Başkent same root – –
05 Baykent same root – –
06 Bolkent same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kentmen?

  1. Hulusi Kentmen non-commissioned officer 1911–1993

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kent accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 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 Kentmen

Q1

What does the surname Kentmen mean?

The surname is kent ‘town’ with the suffix -men. Nişanyan traces kent to Old Turkic kend, borrowed from Sogdian kand ‘town’. No source explains the exact sense in which the surname was formed.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kentmen?

The root word of Kentmen is kent (another language): “town, settlement”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kentmen?

Kent·men, 2 syllables; IPA: /kentˈmen/.