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Kırağası

Kırağası /kɯɾaaˈsɯ/ ASCII Kiragasi

“country aga”2

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

How do you pronounce Kırağası?

Kırağası

IPA /kɯɾaaˈsɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kırağası mean?

Kır ağası, ‘aga of the countryside’, means a rural notable or landowner. Ağa means ‘elder brother; title of respect’; Nişanyan relates it to Mongolian aḳa. The surname describes a title and says nothing about anyone’s ancestors.1,2

Grammar kır + ağa + -sı (compound with possessive).

That Kırağası goes back to kır and ağa is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kırağası made of?

Kırağası is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kır (kır: countryside, open land) + ağası (ağa + -sı: aga of).

Kırağası + root kır kır: countryside, openland TURKIC kır “countryside, open land” root ağası ağa + -sı: aga of TURKIC ağa “elder brother; title;landowner” Kırağası kır root kır: countryside, open land kır TURKIC “countryside, open land” ağası root ağa + -sı: aga of ağa TURKIC “elder brother; title; landowner”
Kırağası: parts and root words
  • kır Turkic — countryside, open land2
  • ağa Turkic — elder brother; title; landowner1

How was the name Kırağası formed?

Kırağası was formed by joining kır (“kır: countryside, open land”) and ağası (“ağa + -sı: aga of”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kırağası?

Kırağası Ağaoğlu Kır Kırca Kırdar Kıratlı Ağa Kırbaş Osmanağaoğlu Ağacık Ağbaba Alkır Kırat
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Ağaoğlu same root – –
02 Kır same root – –
03 Kırca same root – –
04 Kırdar same root – –
05 Kıratlı same root – –
06 Ağa same root – –
07 Kırbaş same root – –
08 Osmanağaoğlu same root – –
09 Ağacık same root – –
10 Ağbaba same root – –
11 Alkır same root – –
12 Kırat same root – –

How is Kırağası written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Kiragasi in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ağa accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kır accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kırağası

Q1

What does the surname Kırağası mean?

Kır ağası, ‘aga of the countryside’, means a rural notable or landowner. Ağa means ‘elder brother; title of respect’; Nişanyan relates it to Mongolian aḳa. The surname describes a title and says nothing about anyone’s ancestors.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kırağası?

Kırağası is made up of two elements: kır “countryside, open land” (Turkic) and ağa “elder brother; title; landowner” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kırağası?

Kı·ra·ğa·sı, 4 syllables; IPA: /kɯɾaaˈsɯ/.