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Kılıçarslan

Kılıçarslan /kɯɫɯtʃaɾsˈɫan/ ASCII Kilicarslan

“sword lion; name of Seljuk sultans”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Kılıçarslan?

Kılıçarslan

IPA /kɯɫɯtʃaɾsˈɫan/

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

What does the surname Kılıçarslan mean?

Kılıçarslan means ‘sword lion’, a warrior as fierce as a lion: kılıç ‘sword’ and arslan, the older form of aslan ‘lion’. The name is known from four sultans of the Anatolian Seljuk dynasty between the 11th and 13th centuries and is still a given name.1,2

Grammar kılıç + arslan.

What is Kılıçarslan made of?

Kılıçarslan breaks into 2 parts: kılıç (kılıç: sword) + arslan (arslan: lion).

Kılıçarslan + root kılıç kılıç: sword TURKIC kılıç “sword” root arslan arslan: lion TURKIC arslan “lion (older form ofaslan)” Kılıçarslan kılıç root kılıç: sword kılıç TURKIC “sword” arslan root arslan: lion arslan TURKIC “lion (older form of aslan)”
Kılıçarslan: parts and root words
  • kılıç Turkic — sword1
  • arslan Turkic — lion (older form of aslan)2

How was the name Kılıçarslan formed?

Kılıçarslan belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (kılıç + arslan).

Which surnames are related to Kılıçarslan?

Kılıçarslan Arslan Kılıç Alparslan Özarslan Arslantaş Dalkılıç Kılıçoğlu Arslanoğlu Kılıçkaya Akkılıç Arslantürk Kılıçdaroğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Arslan same root 11 521,149
02 Kılıç same root 13 450,572
03 Alparslan same root – –
04 Özarslan same root – –
05 Arslantaş same root – –
06 Dalkılıç same root – –
07 Kılıçoğlu same root – –
08 Arslanoğlu same root – –
09 Kılıçkaya same root – –
10 Akkılıç same root – –
11 Arslantürk same root – –
12 Kılıçdaroğlu same root – –

How else is Kılıçarslan spelled?

Kılıçaslanspelling

Who are some well-known people named Kılıçarslan?

  1. Ekrem Kılıçarslan association football player 1997–
  2. Ahmet Kılıçarslan association football player 1987–
  3. İsmail Kılıçarslan poet 1976–
  4. Ayşegül Kılıçarslan researcher
  5. Nilüfer Kılıçarslan actor 1969–

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

Is Kılıçarslan also a first name?

Yes. Kılıçarslan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “sword lion; name of Seljuk sultans”.

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

How is Kılıçarslan written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Kilicarslan.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kılıçarslan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: arslan accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kılıçarslan

Q1

What does the surname Kılıçarslan mean?

Kılıçarslan means ‘sword lion’, a warrior as fierce as a lion: kılıç ‘sword’ and arslan, the older form of aslan ‘lion’. The name is known from four sultans of the Anatolian Seljuk dynasty between the 11th and 13th centuries and is still a given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kılıçarslan?

The root word of Kılıçarslan is kılıç (Turkic): “sword”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kılıçarslan?

Kı·lıç·ars·lan, 4 syllables; IPA: /kɯɫɯtʃaɾsˈɫan/.