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Kırdar

Kırdar /kɯɾˈdaɾ/ ASCII Kirdar

“rural warden”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
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 Kırdar?

Kırdar

IPA /kɯɾˈdaɾ/

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

What does the surname Kırdar mean?

Kırdar is formed from kır “countryside” and the Persian suffix -dār “holder, keeper”. According to Nişanyan Adlar it means “commander of the countryside” and was the name of a kind of rural warden system set up in the Ottoman state towards the end of the 19th century.1,2

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

What is Kırdar made of?

Kırdar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kır (countryside) + -dar (Persian -dār: holder, keeper).

Kırdar ++ root kır countryside TURKIC kır “countryside, opencountry” suffix -dar Persian -dār: holder,keeper TURKIC kırdar “rural warden, commanderof the countryside” Kırdar kır root countryside kır TURKIC “countryside, open country” -dar suffix Persian -dār: holder, keeper kırdar TURKIC “rural warden, commander of thecountryside”
Kırdar: parts and root words
  • kır Turkic — countryside, open country2
  • kırdar Turkic — rural warden, commander of the countryside1

How was the name Kırdar formed?

Kırdar was formed by adding the suffix -dar (“Persian -dār: holder, keeper”) to kır (“countryside”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kırdar?

Kırdar Kır Kırca 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 Kır same root – –
02 Kırca 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 Kırdar?

  1. Gözde Kırdar volleyball player 1985–
  2. Özge Kırdar volleyball player 1985–
  3. Gökhan Kırdar singer 1970–
  4. Lütfi Kırdar politician 1887–1961
  5. Üner Kırdar diplomat 1933–2026
  6. Betül Kırdar molecular biologist
  7. Nermin Kırdar writer 1919–1999
  8. Murat Kırdar researcher 1976–

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

How is Kırdar written and pronounced abroad?

In Kırdar, dotless ı is usually written i in English and German records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Kırdar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kır accessed 9 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 Kırdar

Q1

What does the surname Kırdar mean?

Kırdar is formed from kır “countryside” and the Persian suffix -dār “holder, keeper”. According to Nişanyan Adlar it means “commander of the countryside” and was the name of a kind of rural warden system set up in the Ottoman state towards the end of the 19th century.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kırdar?

The root word of Kırdar is kır (Turkic): “countryside, open country”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kırdar?

Kır·dar, 2 syllables; IPA: /kɯɾˈdaɾ/.