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Kırmızı

Kırmızı /kɯɾmɯˈzɯ/ ASCII Kirmizi

“red”1

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How do you pronounce Kırmızı?

Kırmızı

IPA /kɯɾmɯˈzɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kırmızı mean?

Kırmızı is the general word for red. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Arabic and Persian qirmizī ‘bright red dye obtained from an insect’, derived from the name of the kermes insect, ultimately from Sanskrit kr̥mi ‘worm, larva’.1

Kırmızı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kırmızı made of?

Kırmızı is a single Arabic root: kırmızı (red).

Kırmızı root kırmızı red ARABIC kırmızı “red” Kırmızı kırmızı root red kırmızı ARABIC “red”
Kırmızı: parts and root words

How was the name Kırmızı formed?

Kırmızı is the adjective kırmızı (“red”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Kırmızı?

Kırmızı Kırmızıgül Kırmızıtaş Gözükırmızı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Kırmızıgül same root – –
02 Kırmızıtaş same root – –
03 Gözükırmızı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kırmızı?

  1. Seyit Kırmızı sport cyclist 1950–
  2. Salih Kırmızı actor 1954–
  3. Nihat Kırmızı businessperson 1978–
  4. Ayça Kırmızı researcher
  5. Serdar Kırmızı researcher

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

How is Kırmızı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Kirmizi.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Kırmızı?

Kızıl, Çakır and Alkır share gloss keywords with Kırmızı within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Kırmızı?

Read the root, formation and register information for Kırmızı alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kırmızı accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kırmızı 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 Kırmızı

Q1

What does the surname Kırmızı mean?

Kırmızı is the general word for red. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Arabic and Persian qirmizī ‘bright red dye obtained from an insect’, derived from the name of the kermes insect, ultimately from Sanskrit kr̥mi ‘worm, larva’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kırmızı?

The root word of Kırmızı is kırmızı (Arabic): “red”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kırmızı?

Kır·mı·zı, 3 syllables; IPA: /kɯɾmɯˈzɯ/.