Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kip

/kip/

“mould, form; well-fitting”1

Letters / syllables
3 / 1
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Kip?

Kip

IPA /kip/

What does the surname Kip mean?

Kip is Old Turkic kīp, “mould, form”. According to Nişanyan, the word had fallen out of use and was taken from Kashgari’s dictionary during the Language Reform to serve as the grammatical term for “mood”, replacing sıyga. As an adjective kip means “fitting exactly” and in some dialects “sturdy”.1

Kip is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kip made of?

Kip is a single Turkic root: kip (mould, form; grammatical mood).

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Kip: parts and root words
  • kip Turkic — mould, form, example; grammatical mood; as adjective “fitting, sturdy”1

How was the name Kip formed?

Kip is the word kip (“mould, form; grammatical mood”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Who are some well-known people named Kip?

  1. Mesude Kip association football referee
  2. Tunç Kip association football player 1981–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kip accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kip 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

Common questions about Kip

Q1

What does the surname Kip mean?

Kip is Old Turkic kīp, “mould, form”. According to Nişanyan, the word had fallen out of use and was taken from Kashgari’s dictionary during the Language Reform to serve as the grammatical term for “mood”, replacing sıyga. As an adjective kip means “fitting exactly” and in some dialects “sturdy”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kip?

The root word of Kip is kip (Turkic): ‘mould, form, example; grammatical mood; as adjective “fitting, sturdy”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kip?

Kip, 1 syllable; IPA: /kip/.