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Kırca

Kırca /kɯɾˈdʒa/ ASCII Kirca

“greyish, grizzled”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
back
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 Kırca?

Kırca

IPA /kɯɾˈdʒa/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kırca mean?

Kırca is most likely kır “grey, greying” with the suffix -ca, meaning “greyish, grizzled”; it may be a nickname for someone whose hair and beard had begun to turn grey. The colour sense of kır developed from its older meaning “mountain, open country”.1

Grammar kır + similative/diminutive -ca.

That Kırca goes back to kır is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Kırca made of?

Kırca breaks into 2 parts: kır (kır: grey (colour); open country) + -ca (diminutive-similative suffix).

Kırca + root kır kır: grey (colour); opencountry TURKIC kır “grey; open country;Proto-Turkic *kïr” suffix -ca diminutive-similativesuffix Kırca kır root kır: grey (colour); open country kır TURKIC “grey; open country; Proto-Turkic*kïr” -ca suffix diminutive-similative suffix
Kırca: parts and root words
  • kır Turkic — grey; open country; Proto-Turkic *kïr1

How was the name Kırca formed?

Kırca belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kır + -ca).

Which surnames are related to Kırca?

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

Who are some well-known people named Kırca?

  1. Levent Kırca politician 1950–2015
  2. Coşkun Kırca politician 1927–2005
  3. Ayşe Kırca film actor 1994–
  4. Abdülkadir Kırca military personnel 1956–2009
  5. Ali Kırca author 1948–
  6. Oğulcan Kırca film director 1977–
  7. Ayça Şolt Kırca researcher
  8. Haluk Kırca judge

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

How is Kırca written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is printed Kirca in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kır accessed 8 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kırca

Q1

What does the surname Kırca mean?

Kırca is most likely kır “grey, greying” with the suffix -ca, meaning “greyish, grizzled”; it may be a nickname for someone whose hair and beard had begun to turn grey. The colour sense of kır developed from its older meaning “mountain, open country”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kırca?

The root word of Kırca is kır (Turkic): “grey; open country; Proto-Turkic *kïr”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kırca?

Kır·ca, 2 syllables; IPA: /kɯɾˈdʒa/.