Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kır

/kɯɾ/ ASCII Kir

“open country; grizzled grey”1

Letters / syllables
3 / 1
Formation
Plain noun
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 Kır?

Kır

IPA /kɯɾ/

What does the surname Kır mean?

Today kır has two senses: open, grassy country outside the town, and the grizzled grey of white mixed with a little black (kır saç ‘grey hair’, kır at ‘grey horse’). Nişanyan traces the word to Old Turkic kır ‘mountain’; the colour sense grew out of ‘the colour of the mountains’.1

Grammar Bare noun, also used as an adjective.

Kır is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kır made of?

Kır is a single Turkic root: kır (open countryside; grey colour).

Kır + root kır open countryside; greycolour TURKIC kır “open country; grey,grizzled colour” TURKIC kır “Old Turkic kır‘mountain’” Kır kır root open countryside; grey colour kır TURKIC “open country; grey, grizzledcolour” kır TURKIC “Old Turkic kır ‘mountain’”
Kır: parts and root words
  • kır Turkic — open country; grey, grizzled colour1
  • kır Turkic — Old Turkic kır ‘mountain’1

How was the name Kır formed?

Kır is the word kır (“open countryside; grey colour”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Kır?

Kır Kırca Kırdar Kıratlı Kırbaş Alkır Kırağası Kırat
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kırca same root – –
02 Kırdar same root – –
03 Kıratlı same root – –
04 Kırbaş same root – –
05 Alkır same root – –
06 Kırağası same root – –
07 Kırat same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kır?

  1. Meral Kır writer
  2. Zeka Çağatay Kır volleyball player 2002–
  3. Gözde Kır researcher
  4. Metin Kır researcher
  5. Mikail Kır actor 1984–
  6. Mustafa Kır researcher
  7. Nail Kır physician 1945–
  8. Seher Kır researcher

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

How is Kır written and pronounced abroad?

Records outside Türkiye that lack Turkish characters normally show it as Kir.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kır accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kır accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kır 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

Common questions about Kır

Q1

What does the surname Kır mean?

Today kır has two senses: open, grassy country outside the town, and the grizzled grey of white mixed with a little black (kır saç ‘grey hair’, kır at ‘grey horse’). Nişanyan traces the word to Old Turkic kır ‘mountain’; the colour sense grew out of ‘the colour of the mountains’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kır?

The root word of Kır is kır (Turkic): “open country; grey, grizzled colour”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kır?

Kır, 1 syllable; IPA: /kɯɾ/.