Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kocagüney

Kocagüney /kodʒaɟyˈnej/ ASCII Kocaguney

“great south”2

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Kocagüney?

Kocagüney

IPA /kodʒaɟyˈnej/

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

What does the surname Kocagüney mean?

Formed from koca “great” and güney. Güney, derived from gün “sun”, names the direction of the midday sun and hence a sunny side; it is also a male given name. The name reads “great Güney, the great south”.1,2

Grammar koca + gün + -ey

That Kocagüney goes back to koca and güney is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kocagüney made of?

Kocagüney is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: koca (koca: big, great) + güney (güney: south; male given name).

Kocagüney + first element koca koca: big, great TURKIC koca “big, great; old” root güney güney: south; male givenname TURKIC güney “south” Kocagüney koca first element koca: big, great koca TURKIC “big, great; old” güney root güney: south; male given name güney TURKIC “south”
Kocagüney: parts and root words
  • koca Turkic — big, great; old2
  • güney Turkic — south1

How was the name Kocagüney formed?

Kocagüney was formed by joining koca (“koca: big, great”) and güney (“güney: south; male given name”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kocagüney?

Kocagüney Güney Koca Kocabaş Kocatürk Kocaoğlu Kocaman Kocabıyık Kocatepe Kocakaya Kocaer Kocagöz Kocahan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Güney same root – –
02 Koca same root – –
03 Kocabaş same root – –
04 Kocatürk same root – –
05 Kocaoğlu same root – –
06 Kocaman same root – –
07 Kocabıyık same root – –
08 Kocatepe same root – –
09 Kocakaya same root – –
10 Kocaer same root – –
11 Kocagöz same root – –
12 Kocahan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kocagüney?

  1. Vehbi Kocagüney military personnel 1881–1950

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

How is Kocagüney written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign documents the name is usually written Kocaguney.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: güney accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: koca 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

Common questions about Kocagüney

Q1

What does the surname Kocagüney mean?

Formed from koca “great” and güney. Güney, derived from gün “sun”, names the direction of the midday sun and hence a sunny side; it is also a male given name. The name reads “great Güney, the great south”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kocagüney?

Kocagüney is made up of two elements: koca “big, great; old” (Turkic) and güney “south” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kocagüney?

Ko·ca·gü·ney, 4 syllables; IPA: /kodʒaɟyˈnej/.