Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kılınçer

Kılınçer /kɯɫɯnˈtʃeɾ/ ASCII Kilincer

“sword-man”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Kılınçer?

Kılınçer

IPA /kɯɫɯnˈtʃeɾ/

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

What does the surname Kılınçer mean?

Kılınç, the Old Anatolian Turkish and dialect form of kılıç “sword”, joined to er “man”: “the sword-man”, a warrior with a sword.1

Grammar Compound kılınç + er.

That Kılınçer goes back to kılıç and er is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Kılınçer made of?

Kılınçer is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kılınç (kılınç: old and dialect form of kılıç “sword”) + -er (er: man, hero).

Kılınçer ++ root kılınç kılınç: old and dialectform of kılıç “sword” TURKIC kılıç “sword” suffix -er er: man, hero TURKIC er “man, brave fellow” Kılınçer kılınç root kılınç: old and dialect form of kılıç“sword” kılıç TURKIC “sword” -er suffix er: man, hero er TURKIC “man, brave fellow”
Kılınçer: parts and root words
  • kılıç Turkic — sword1
  • er Turkic — man, brave fellow1

How was the name Kılınçer formed?

Kılınçer was formed by adding the suffix -er (“er: man, hero”) to kılınç (“kılınç: old and dialect form of kılıç “sword””).

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

Which surnames are related to Kılınçer?

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

Who are some well-known people named Kılınçer?

  1. Gökçe Kılınçer singer 1983–
  2. Cumhur Kılınçer university teacher

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

How is Kılınçer written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Kilincer.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kılıç 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
  4. 4 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kılınçer

Q1

What does the surname Kılınçer mean?

Kılınç, the Old Anatolian Turkish and dialect form of kılıç “sword”, joined to er “man”: “the sword-man”, a warrior with a sword.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kılınçer?

Kılınçer is made up of two elements: kılıç “sword” (Turkic) and er “man, brave fellow” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kılınçer?

Kı·lın·çer, 3 syllables; IPA: /kɯɫɯnˈtʃeɾ/.