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Kılıçdaroğlu

Kılıçdaroğlu /kɯɫɯtʃdaɾoːˈɫu/ ASCII Kilicdaroglu

“son of the sword-bearer”1

Letters / syllables
12 / 5
Formation
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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 Kılıçdaroğlu?

Kılıçdaroğlu

IPA /kɯɫɯtʃdaɾoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kılıçdaroğlu mean?

Kılıçdaroğlu means “son of the kılıçdar”. Kılıçdar is formed from Turkish kılıç “sword” with the Persian suffix -dar “holder, bearer” and means “sword-bearer”; silahdar and bayraktar have the same structure. The name records descent from an ancestor known by this sword-bearing duty or nickname.1,4

Grammar kılıç + Persian -dar + -oğlu

That Kılıçdaroğlu goes back to kılıç and -dar is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kılıçdaroğlu made of?

Kılıçdaroğlu combines Turkic and Persian elements in 3 parts: kılıç (sword) + -dar (Persian suffix “holder, bearer”) + -oğlu (son of).

Kılıçdaroğlu +++ root kılıç sword TURKIC kılıç “sword” suffix -dar Persian suffix “holder,bearer” suffix -oğlu son of PERSIAN -dar “holder, bearer (as insilahdar, bayraktar)” Kılıçdaroğlu kılıç root sword kılıç TURKIC “sword” -dar suffix Persian suffix “holder, bearer” -oğlu suffix son of -dar PERSIAN “holder, bearer (as in silahdar,bayraktar)”
Kılıçdaroğlu: parts and root words
  • kılıç Turkic — sword1
  • -dar Persian — holder, bearer (as in silahdar, bayraktar)4

How was the name Kılıçdaroğlu formed?

Kılıçdaroğlu was formed by adding -dar, “son of”, to kılıç (“sword”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Kılıçdaroğlu?

Kılıçdaroğlu Kılıç Bayraktar Kılıçaslan Dalkılıç Kılıçoğlu Candar Sancaktar Kılıçarslan Kılıçkaya Akkılıç Kılıçer Kılıçlı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kılıç same root 13 450,572
02 Bayraktar same root – –
03 Kılıçaslan same root – –
04 Dalkılıç same root – –
05 Kılıçoğlu same root – –
06 Candar same root – –
07 Sancaktar same root – –
08 Kılıçarslan same root – –
09 Kılıçkaya same root – –
10 Akkılıç same root – –
11 Kılıçer same root – –
12 Kılıçlı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kılıçdaroğlu?

  1. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu politician 1948–
  2. Selvi Kılıçdaroğlu housewife 1952–
  3. Celal Kılıçdaroğlu businessperson 1954–2022
  4. Kerem Kılıçdaroğlu political scientist 1983–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kılıç accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Kılıçdaroğlu accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kılıç accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: -dar accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kılıçdaroğlu

Q1

What does the surname Kılıçdaroğlu mean?

Kılıçdaroğlu means “son of the kılıçdar”. Kılıçdar is formed from Turkish kılıç “sword” with the Persian suffix -dar “holder, bearer” and means “sword-bearer”; silahdar and bayraktar have the same structure. The name records descent from an ancestor known by this sword-bearing duty or nickname.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kılıçdaroğlu?

Kılıçdaroğlu is made up of two elements: kılıç “sword” (Turkic) and -dar “holder, bearer (as in silahdar, bayraktar)” (Persian).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kılıçdaroğlu?

Kı·lıç·da·roğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /kɯɫɯtʃdaɾoːˈɫu/.