Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,031

Kıvanç

Kıvanç /kɯˈvantʃ/ ASCII Kivanc

“pride, joy”3

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Kıvanç?

Kıvanç

IPA /kɯˈvantʃ/

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

What does the surname Kıvanç mean?

Kıvanç means “pride” and “joy”: kıvanç duymak is to feel honoured and happy about something. The word goes back to an Old Turkic root meaning “to rejoice”, itself from a word for “luck, happiness”. Kıvanç is used as a name for both men and women.3

Kıvanç is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kıvanç made of?

Kıvanç is a single root: kıvanç (kıvanç: pride; joy).

Kıvanç root kıvanç kıvanç: pride; joy TURKIC kıvanç “pride; joy, delight” Kıvanç kıvanç root kıvanç: pride; joy kıvanç TURKIC “pride; joy, delight”
Kıvanç: parts and root words
  • kıvanç Turkic — pride; joy, delight3

How was the name Kıvanç formed?

Kıvanç belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Kıvanç?

  1. Halit Kıvanç judge 1925–2022
  2. Hakkı Kıvanç actor 1931–2015
  3. Sümeyra Kıvanç association football player 1999–
  4. Ümit Kıvanç screenwriter 1956–
  5. Ahmet Kıvanç association football player 1998–
  6. Nuray Kıvanç carpet weaver 1966–
  7. Ortans Kıvanç actor 1948–
  8. Cemil Kıvanç audio engineer

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

Is Kıvanç also a first name?

Yes. Kıvanç is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “pride, joy”.

Kıvanç as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Kıvanç written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Kivanc.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kıvanç accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kıvanç accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Kıvanç accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kıvanç

Q1

What does the surname Kıvanç mean?

Kıvanç means “pride” and “joy”: kıvanç duymak is to feel honoured and happy about something. The word goes back to an Old Turkic root meaning “to rejoice”, itself from a word for “luck, happiness”. Kıvanç is used as a name for both men and women.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kıvanç?

The root word of Kıvanç is kıvanç (Turkic): “pride; joy, delight”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kıvanç?

Kı·vanç, 2 syllables; IPA: /kɯˈvantʃ/.