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Kızılok

Kızılok /kɯzɯˈɫok/ ASCII Kizilok

“red arrow”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
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 Kızılok?

Kızılok

IPA /kɯzɯˈɫok/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kızılok mean?

From kızıl ‘bright red’ and ok ‘arrow’: ‘red arrow’. Kızıl goes back to Proto-Turkic kïŕïl and ok to Proto-Turkic ok; both are frequent in Turkish names.1,2

Grammar kızıl + ok.

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

What is Kızılok made of?

Kızılok is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kızıl (bright red) + ok (arrow).

Kızılok + root kızıl bright red TURKIC kızıl “bright red” root ok arrow TURKIC ok “arrow” Kızılok kızıl root bright red kızıl TURKIC “bright red” ok root arrow ok TURKIC “arrow”
Kızılok: parts and root words
  • kızıl Turkic — bright red1
  • ok Turkic — arrow2

How was the name Kızılok formed?

Kızılok was formed by joining kızıl (“bright red”) and ok (“arrow”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Kızılok?

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

Who are some well-known people named Kızılok?

  1. Fikret Kızılok singer 1946–2001
  2. Betül Kızılok Bavli actor 1969–

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

How is Kızılok written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Kizilok in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kızıl accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ok accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kızıl accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ok accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kızılok

Q1

What does the surname Kızılok mean?

From kızıl ‘bright red’ and ok ‘arrow’: ‘red arrow’. Kızıl goes back to Proto-Turkic kïŕïl and ok to Proto-Turkic ok; both are frequent in Turkish names.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kızılok?

Kızılok is made up of two elements: kızıl “bright red” (Turkic) and ok “arrow” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kızılok?

Kı·zı·lok, 3 syllables; IPA: /kɯzɯˈɫok/.