Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kızkapan

Kızkapan /kɯzkaˈpan/ ASCII Kizkapan

“writing stone (Sivas dialect); village name”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 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 Kızkapan?

Kızkapan

IPA /kɯzkaˈpan/

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

What does the surname Kızkapan mean?

Literally the word joins kız “girl” and kapan, the participle of kapmak “to snatch”. Turkish Wiktionary records kızkapan in the Sivas dialect as a kind of stone used for writing, and villages of this name exist in Ağrı, Edirne, Sivas and Kahramanmaraş.1,2

Grammar kız + kap- + participle -an.

That Kızkapan goes back to kız and kapmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kızkapan made of?

Kızkapan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kız (kız: girl) + kapan (kapmak: to snatch).

Kızkapan + root kız kız: girl TURKIC kız “girl” root kapan kapmak: to snatch TURKIC kapmak “to snatch, seize” Kızkapan kız root kız: girl kız TURKIC “girl” kapan root kapmak: to snatch kapmak TURKIC “to snatch, seize”
Kızkapan: parts and root words
  • kız Turkic — girl1
  • kapmak Turkic — to snatch, seize2

How was the name Kızkapan formed?

Kızkapan was formed by joining kız (“kız: girl”) and kapan (“kapmak: to snatch”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kızkapan?

Kızkapan Kapacak Kapanşahin
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kapacak same root – –
02 Kapanşahin same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kızkapan?

  1. Mehmet Alperen Kızkapan association football player
  2. Turan Bilge Kızkapan university teacher

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

How is Kızkapan written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Kizkapan: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kız accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kapmak accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kızkapan accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kızkapan accessed 9 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 Kızkapan

Q1

What does the surname Kızkapan mean?

Literally the word joins kız “girl” and kapan, the participle of kapmak “to snatch”. Turkish Wiktionary records kızkapan in the Sivas dialect as a kind of stone used for writing, and villages of this name exist in Ağrı, Edirne, Sivas and Kahramanmaraş.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kızkapan?

Kızkapan is made up of two elements: kız “girl” (Turkic) and kapmak “to snatch, seize” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kızkapan?

Kız·ka·pan, 3 syllables; IPA: /kɯzkaˈpan/.