SURNAMEEntry 3,044
Kızılkaya
“red rock”1
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How do you pronounce Kızılkaya?
The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Kızılkaya mean?
Kızıl ‘red’ joins kaya ‘rock’: ‘red rock’, a crag coloured red by iron-rich earth or by the sun. Many villages in Adıyaman, Ağrı and other provinces are called Kızılkaya, and the surname may reflect one of them.1,2
Grammar Adjective-plus-noun compound: kızıl + kaya.
That Kızılkaya goes back to kızıl and kaya is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Kızılkaya formed?
Kızılkaya was formed by adding the suffix kaya (“rock”) to kızıl (“red”).
Which surnames are related to Kızılkaya?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kaya | same root | 2 | 899,722 |
| 02 | Akkaya | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Çetinkaya | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Karakaya | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Sarıkaya | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Özkaya | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Yalçınkaya | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Kayalı | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Kızıl | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Şahinkaya | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Yerlikaya | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Kayacan | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Kızılkaya?
- Veli Kızılkaya association football player 1985–
- Emre Kızılkaya journalist 1982–
- Zafer Kızılkaya researcher
- Cemil Kızılkaya artisan 1949–
- Muhsin Kızılkaya politician 1963–
- Efe Kızılkaya basketball player 1990–
- Fatih Kızılkaya association football player 2002–
- Mehmet Kızılkaya chess player 1982–
People surnamed Kızılkaya as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Kızılkaya written and pronounced abroad?
Records outside Türkiye that lack Turkish characters normally show it as Kizilkaya.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Kızılkaya?
Alkaya, Akçakaya and Altaş share gloss keywords with Kızılkaya within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Kızılkaya?
Read the root, formation and register information for Kızılkaya alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kızıl
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kaya
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kızıl
- 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kaya
- 5 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kızılkaya
- 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 8 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
Common questions about Kızılkaya
- Q1
What does the surname Kızılkaya mean?
- Kızıl ‘red’ joins kaya ‘rock’: ‘red rock’, a crag coloured red by iron-rich earth or by the sun. Many villages in Adıyaman, Ağrı and other provinces are called Kızılkaya, and the surname may reflect one of them.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Kızılkaya?
- Kızılkaya is made up of two elements: kızıl “bright red” (Turkic) and kaya “rock” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Kızılkaya?
- Kı·zıl·ka·ya, 4 syllables; IPA: /kɯzɯɫkaˈja/.