Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kırıkkanat

Kırıkkanat /kɯɾɯkkaˈnat/ ASCII Kirikkanat

“broken wing”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
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 Kırıkkanat?

Kırıkkanat

IPA /kɯɾɯkkaˈnat/

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

What does the surname Kırıkkanat mean?

“Broken wing”, the image of a bird with an injured wing. Kırık continues Old Turkic kıruk, “broken”, and kanat Old Turkic kanat, “bird’s wing”. It is a common poetic image of sorrow and hurt in Turkish.1,2

Grammar compound kırık + kanat

That Kırıkkanat goes back to kıruk and kanat is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kırıkkanat made of?

Kırıkkanat is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kırık (kırık: broken) + kanat (kanat: wing).

Kırıkkanat + root kırık kırık: broken TURKIC kıruk “broken” root kanat kanat: wing TURKIC kanat “bird’s wing” Kırıkkanat kırık root kırık: broken kıruk TURKIC “broken” kanat root kanat: wing kanat TURKIC “bird’s wing”
Kırıkkanat: parts and root words
  • kıruk Turkic — broken1
  • kanat Turkic — bird’s wing2

How was the name Kırıkkanat formed?

Kırıkkanat was formed by joining kırık (“kırık: broken”) and kanat (“kanat: wing”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kırıkkanat?

Kırıkkanat Aykanat Akkanat Kanatlı Kanat Özkanat
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aykanat same root – –
02 Akkanat same root – –
03 Kanatlı same root – –
04 Kanat same root – –
05 Özkanat same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kırıkkanat?

  1. Mine Kırıkkanat writer 1951–

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

How is Kırıkkanat written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Kirikkanat.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kırık accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kanat 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 Kırıkkanat

Q1

What does the surname Kırıkkanat mean?

“Broken wing”, the image of a bird with an injured wing. Kırık continues Old Turkic kıruk, “broken”, and kanat Old Turkic kanat, “bird’s wing”. It is a common poetic image of sorrow and hurt in Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kırıkkanat?

Kırıkkanat is made up of two elements: kıruk “broken” (Turkic) and kanat “bird’s wing” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kırıkkanat?

Kı·rık·ka·nat, 4 syllables; IPA: /kɯɾɯkkaˈnat/.