Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,002

Kılıçlı

Kılıçlı /kɯɫɯtʃˈɫɯ/ ASCII Kilicli

“sword-bearing”2

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

How do you pronounce Kılıçlı?

Kılıçlı

IPA /kɯɫɯtʃˈɫɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kılıçlı mean?

Kılıçlı means “sword-bearing, having a sword”; it is also said of something decorated with a sword motif. It is kılıç plus the suffix -lı. Villages named Kılıçlı exist in Adana, Aksaray, Diyarbakır and Giresun.1,2

Grammar kılıç + -lı (suffix “having”).

Kılıçlı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kılıçlı made of?

Kılıçlı breaks into 2 parts: kılıç (sword) + -lı (“having”).

Kılıçlı ++ root kılıç sword TURKIC kılıç “sword” suffix -lı “having” TURKIC kılıçlı “sword-bearing” Kılıçlı kılıç root sword kılıç TURKIC “sword” -lı suffix “having” kılıçlı TURKIC “sword-bearing”
Kılıçlı: parts and root words
  • kılıç Turkic — sword2
  • kılıçlı Turkic — sword-bearing1

How was the name Kılıçlı formed?

Kılıçlı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kılıç + -lı).

Which surnames are related to Kılıçlı?

Kılıçlı Kılıç Kılıçaslan Dalkılıç Kılıçoğlu Kılıçarslan Kılıçkaya Akkılıç Kılıçdaroğlu Kılıçer Kılıçkan Kılıçkıran Kılıçsallayan
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 Kılıçaslan same root – –
03 Dalkılıç same root – –
04 Kılıçoğlu same root – –
05 Kılıçarslan same root – –
06 Kılıçkaya same root – –
07 Akkılıç same root – –
08 Kılıçdaroğlu same root – –
09 Kılıçer same root – –
10 Kılıçkan same root – –
11 Kılıçkıran same root – –
12 Kılıçsallayan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kılıçlı?

  1. Deniz Kılıçlı basketball player 1990–
  2. Ayşegül Kılıçlı researcher
  3. Volkan Kılıçlı researcher

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

How is Kılıçlı written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Kilicli in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kılıçlı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kılıç 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

Common questions about Kılıçlı

Q1

What does the surname Kılıçlı mean?

Kılıçlı means “sword-bearing, having a sword”; it is also said of something decorated with a sword motif. It is kılıç plus the suffix -lı. Villages named Kılıçlı exist in Adana, Aksaray, Diyarbakır and Giresun.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kılıçlı?

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

How do you pronounce Kılıçlı?

Kı·lıç·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /kɯɫɯtʃˈɫɯ/.