Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kızılkılıç

Kızılkılıç /kɯzɯɫkɯˈɫɯtʃ/ ASCII Kizilkilic

“red sword”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Kızılkılıç?

Kızılkılıç

IPA /kɯzɯɫkɯˈɫɯtʃ/

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

What does the surname Kızılkılıç mean?

Kızıl “red” and kılıç “sword” combine into “red sword”. The sword is a symbol of valour also found in old names such as Kılıçarslan.1,2

Grammar Compound kızıl + kılıç.

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

What is Kızılkılıç made of?

Kızılkılıç is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kızıl (kızıl: red) + kılıç (kılıç: sword).

Kızılkılıç + root kızıl kızıl: red TURKIC kızıl “red” root kılıç kılıç: sword TURKIC kılıç “sword” Kızılkılıç kızıl root kızıl: red kızıl TURKIC “red” kılıç root kılıç: sword kılıç TURKIC “sword”
Kızılkılıç: parts and root words
  • kızıl Turkic — red1
  • kılıç Turkic — sword2

How was the name Kızılkılıç formed?

Kızılkılıç was formed by joining kızıl (“kızıl: red”) and kılıç (“kılıç: sword”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kızılkılıç?

Kızılkılıç Kılıç Kızıl Kızılkaya Kılıçaslan Dalkılıç Kılıçoğlu Kızılay Kılıçarslan Kılıçkaya Kızıldağ Kızıltaş Akkılıç
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kılıç same root 13 450,572
02 Kızıl same root – –
03 Kızılkaya same root – –
04 Kılıçaslan same root – –
05 Dalkılıç same root – –
06 Kılıçoğlu same root – –
07 Kızılay same root – –
08 Kılıçarslan same root – –
09 Kılıçkaya same root – –
10 Kızıldağ same root – –
11 Kızıltaş same root – –
12 Akkılıç same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kızılkılıç?

  1. Ebru Kızılkılıç researcher
  2. Osman Kızılkılıç researcher

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

How is Kızılkılıç written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Kizilkilic: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i; ç becomes c or ch.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kızıl accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kılıç 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 Kızılkılıç

Q1

What does the surname Kızılkılıç mean?

Kızıl “red” and kılıç “sword” combine into “red sword”. The sword is a symbol of valour also found in old names such as Kılıçarslan.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kızılkılıç?

Kızılkılıç is made up of two elements: kızıl “red” (Turkic) and kılıç “sword” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kızılkılıç?

Kı·zıl·kı·lıç, 4 syllables; IPA: /kɯzɯɫkɯˈɫɯtʃ/.