SURNAMEEntry 3,048
Kızıltan
“red glow of dawn”2
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How do you pronounce Kızıltan?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Kızıltan mean?
Kızıltan is the red glow that fills the sky at daybreak; the word joins kızıl ‘red’ and tan ‘dawn’ and is listed in the dictionary as a single word. It is an image of a new day beginning, and of hope.1,2
Grammar Lexicalised compound: kızıl + tan.
Kızıltan is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Kızıltan formed?
Kızıltan was formed by joining kızıl (“red”) and tan (“dawn”).
Which surnames are related to Kızıltan?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tan | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Altan | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Taner | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Ertan | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Aktan | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Tanyeri | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Tansel | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Tandoğan | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Göktan | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Öztan | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Tanyeli | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Tankut | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Kızıltan?
- Özcan Kızıltan association football player 1959–
- Mutlu Kızıltan association football player 1981–
- Zeynep Kızıltan archaeologist 2000–
- Zeynep Kızıltan actor 1985–
- Özer Kızıltan film director 1963–2020
- Bülent Kızıltan researcher
- Remzi Kızıltan researcher
People surnamed Kızıltan as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Kızıltan also a first name?
Yes. Kızıltan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “red glow of dawn”.
Kızıltan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Kızıltan written and pronounced abroad?
In English-language documents it often appears as Kiziltan.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Kızıltan?
Tanlar, Akgündüz and Günaydın share gloss keywords with Kızıltan within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Kızıltan?
Read the root, formation and register information for Kızıltan 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: tan
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kızıltan
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: tan
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Kızıltan
- Q1
What does the surname Kızıltan mean?
- Kızıltan is the red glow that fills the sky at daybreak; the word joins kızıl ‘red’ and tan ‘dawn’ and is listed in the dictionary as a single word. It is an image of a new day beginning, and of hope.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Kızıltan?
- Kızıltan is made up of two elements: kızıl “red” (Turkic) and tan “dawn” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Kızıltan?
- Kı·zıl·tan, 3 syllables; IPA: /kɯzɯɫˈtan/.