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Kılıçaslan

Kılıçaslan /kɯɫɯtʃasˈɫan/ ASCII Kilicaslan

“sword-lion; name of Seljuk sultans”2

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

How do you pronounce Kılıçaslan?

Kılıçaslan

IPA /kɯɫɯtʃasˈɫan/

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

What does the surname Kılıçaslan mean?

Kılıçaslan is an old Turkic name made of kılıç “sword” and aslan “lion”: “sword-lion, lion with a sword”. It is known as the name of four sultans of the Anatolian Seljuk state, Kılıç Arslan; Kılıç Arslan I is remembered for his struggle against the Crusaders. Aslan is the form of arslan without the r.1,2

Grammar kılıç + aslan (noun + noun)

What is Kılıçaslan made of?

Kılıçaslan breaks into 2 parts: kılıç (sword) + aslan (lion).

Kılıçaslan + root kılıç sword TURKIC kılıç “sword” root aslan lion TURKIC arslan “lion” Kılıçaslan kılıç root sword kılıç TURKIC “sword” aslan root lion arslan TURKIC “lion”
Kılıçaslan: parts and root words
  • kılıç Turkic — sword2
  • arslan Turkic — lion1

How was the name Kılıçaslan formed?

Kılıçaslan belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (kılıç + aslan).

Which surnames are related to Kılıçaslan?

Kılıçaslan Arslan Kılıç Aslan Karaaslan Eraslan Alpaslan Alparslan Özarslan Arslantaş Dalkılıç Kılıçoğlu Özaslan
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 Aslan same root 14 409,459
04 Karaaslan same root – –
05 Eraslan same root – –
06 Alpaslan same root – –
07 Alparslan same root – –
08 Özarslan same root – –
09 Arslantaş same root – –
10 Dalkılıç same root – –
11 Kılıçoğlu same root – –
12 Özaslan same root – –

How else is Kılıçaslan spelled?

Kılıçarslanspelling

Who are some well-known people named Kılıçaslan?

  1. Erdal Kılıçaslan association football player 1984–
  2. Enes Kılıçaslan association football player 1991–
  3. Mustafa Kılıçaslan politician 1949–
  4. Sinan Kılıçaslan association football player 1990–
  5. Şükrü Kaan Kılıçaslan association football player 1996–
  6. Cengizhan Kılıçaslan researcher
  7. Fedlan Kılıçaslan philanthropist 1981–
  8. Hasan Kılıçaslan chess player 1964–

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

Is Kılıçaslan also a first name?

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

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: I. Kılıçarslan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kılıç accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: aslan 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kılıçaslan

Q1

What does the surname Kılıçaslan mean?

Kılıçaslan is an old Turkic name made of kılıç “sword” and aslan “lion”: “sword-lion, lion with a sword”. It is known as the name of four sultans of the Anatolian Seljuk state, Kılıç Arslan; Kılıç Arslan I is remembered for his struggle against the Crusaders. Aslan is the form of arslan without the r.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kılıçaslan?

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

How do you pronounce Kılıçaslan?

Kı·lı·ças·lan, 4 syllables; IPA: /kɯɫɯtʃasˈɫan/.