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Kizilaslan

Kizilaslan /ciziɫasˈɫan/

“red lion”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Kizilaslan?

Kizilaslan

IPA /ciziɫasˈɫan/

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

What does the surname Kizilaslan mean?

Built from kızıl ‘red’ and aslan ‘lion’: ‘red lion’. The spelling Kizilaslan is Kızılaslan recorded without the Turkish dotless ı. Nişanyan traces kızıl to Old Turkic kızıl ‘blood-red’ and aslan to arslan.1,2

Grammar kızıl + aslan; written with i for ı.

That Kizilaslan goes back to kızıl and arslan is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kizilaslan made of?

Kizilaslan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kızıl (red) + aslan (lion).

Kizilaslan + first element kızıl red TURKIC kızıl “red, blood-coloured” root aslan lion TURKIC arslan “lion” Kizilaslan kızıl first element red kızıl TURKIC “red, blood-coloured” aslan root lion arslan TURKIC “lion”
Kizilaslan: parts and root words
  • kızıl Turkic — red, blood-coloured1
  • arslan Turkic — lion2

How was the name Kizilaslan formed?

Kizilaslan was formed by joining kızıl (“red”) and aslan (“lion”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kizilaslan?

Kizilaslan Arslan Aslan Karaaslan Eraslan Alpaslan Kızıl Kızılkaya Alparslan Özarslan Kılıçaslan Arslantaş Kızılay
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Arslan same root 11 521,149
02 Aslan same root 14 409,459
03 Karaaslan same root – –
04 Eraslan same root – –
05 Alpaslan same root – –
06 Kızıl same root – –
07 Kızılkaya same root – –
08 Alparslan same root – –
09 Özarslan same root – –
10 Kılıçaslan same root – –
11 Arslantaş same root – –
12 Kızılay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kizilaslan?

  1. Yavuz Kızılaslan sports executive

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

How is Kizilaslan written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Kizilaslan abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kızıl accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: arslan 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
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kizilaslan

Q1

What does the surname Kizilaslan mean?

Built from kızıl ‘red’ and aslan ‘lion’: ‘red lion’. The spelling Kizilaslan is Kızılaslan recorded without the Turkish dotless ı. Nişanyan traces kızıl to Old Turkic kızıl ‘blood-red’ and aslan to arslan.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kizilaslan?

Kizilaslan is made up of two elements: kızıl “red, blood-coloured” (Turkic) and arslan “lion” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kizilaslan?

Ki·zi·las·lan, 4 syllables; IPA: /ciziɫasˈɫan/.