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Kızıl

Kızıl /kɯˈzɯɫ/ ASCII Kizil

“bright red”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Kızıl?

Kızıl

IPA /kɯˈzɯɫ/

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

What does the surname Kızıl mean?

Kızıl is bright, fiery red; it lives on in names such as Kızılırmak and kızılcık ‘cornelian cherry’. The word comes from Old Turkic kızġıl or kızıl and shares its root with kızarmak ‘to redden’. It is also the first element of many surnames such as Kızılkaya and Kızıltan.1

Grammar Bare colour adjective.

Kızıl is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kızıl made of?

Kızıl is a single Turkic root: kızıl (bright red).

Kızıl + root kızıl bright red TURKIC kızıl “bright red, scarlet” TURKIC kızġıl “Old Turkic ‘red,blood-coloured’” Kızıl kızıl root bright red kızıl TURKIC “bright red, scarlet” kızġıl TURKIC “Old Turkic ‘red, blood-coloured’”
Kızıl: parts and root words
  • kızıl Turkic — bright red, scarlet1
  • kızġıl Turkic — Old Turkic ‘red, blood-coloured’1

How was the name Kızıl formed?

Kızıl is the adjective kızıl (“bright 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 Kızıl?

Kızıl Kızılkaya Kızılay Kızıldağ Kızıltaş Kızıltuğ Kızılcık Kızıltepe Kızıltunç Kızılca Kızılcan Kızıldemir Kızıldoğan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kızılkaya same root – –
02 Kızılay same root – –
03 Kızıldağ same root – –
04 Kızıltaş same root – –
05 Kızıltuğ same root – –
06 Kızılcık same root – –
07 Kızıltepe same root – –
08 Kızıltunç same root – –
09 Kızılca same root – –
10 Kızılcan same root – –
11 Kızıldemir same root – –
12 Kızıldoğan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kızıl?

  1. Ahmet Kızıl competitive diver 1954–
  2. Eylem Kızıl singer 1984–
  3. Çağhan Kızıl researcher 1981–
  4. Öznur Kızıl athlete 1991–
  5. Ayhan Kızıl physician 1937–2015
  6. Fehmi Kızıl tennis player 1921–
  7. İbrahim Halil Kızıl businessperson 1963–
  8. Baran Cihan Kızıl jurist 1982–

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

Is Kızıl also a first name?

Yes. Kızıl is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “bright red”.

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

How is Kızıl written and pronounced abroad?

Records outside Türkiye that lack Turkish characters normally show it as Kizil.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kızıl accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kızıl 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
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Kızıl

Q1

What does the surname Kızıl mean?

Kızıl is bright, fiery red; it lives on in names such as Kızılırmak and kızılcık ‘cornelian cherry’. The word comes from Old Turkic kızġıl or kızıl and shares its root with kızarmak ‘to redden’. It is also the first element of many surnames such as Kızılkaya and Kızıltan.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kızıl?

The root word of Kızıl is kızıl (Turkic): “bright red, scarlet”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kızıl?

Kı·zıl, 2 syllables; IPA: /kɯˈzɯɫ/.