Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kızmaz

Kızmaz /kɯzˈmaz/ ASCII Kizmaz

“slow to anger”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Kızmaz?

Kızmaz

IPA /kɯzˈmaz/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kızmaz mean?

Kızmaz is the negative aorist of kızmak: “one who does not get angry”. Kızmak means both “to get hot” and “to get angry”; Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Turkic *kï̄ŕ-. As a word it describes someone who does not lose their temper.2

Grammar kız- + -maz (negative aorist).

What is Kızmaz made of?

Kızmaz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kız- (kızmak: to get angry) + -maz (negative aorist).

Kızmaz + root kız- kızmak: to get angry TURKIC kızmak “to get angry; to get hot” suffix -maz negative aorist Kızmaz kız- root kızmak: to get angry kızmak TURKIC “to get angry; to get hot” -maz suffix negative aorist
Kızmaz: parts and root words
  • kızmak Turkic — to get angry; to get hot2

How was the name Kızmaz formed?

Kızmaz was formed by adding the suffix -maz (“negative aorist”) to the verb stem kız- (“kızmak: to get angry”).

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

Who are some well-known people named Kızmaz?

  1. İlker Kızmaz actor 1975–
  2. Muhammet Kızmaz researcher

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

How is Kızmaz written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Kizmaz.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kızmaz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kızmak accessed 8 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

Common questions about Kızmaz

Q1

What does the surname Kızmaz mean?

Kızmaz is the negative aorist of kızmak: “one who does not get angry”. Kızmak means both “to get hot” and “to get angry”; Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Turkic *kï̄ŕ-. As a word it describes someone who does not lose their temper.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kızmaz?

The root word of Kızmaz is kızmak (Turkic): “to get angry; to get hot”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kızmaz?

Kız·maz, 2 syllables; IPA: /kɯzˈmaz/.