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Kocamış

Kocamış /kod͡ʒaˈmɯʃ/ ASCII Kocamis

“grown old”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
back
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 Kocamış?

Kocamış

IPA /kod͡ʒaˈmɯʃ/

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

What does the surname Kocamış mean?

Kocamış is the -mış form of kocamak, “to grow old”: “grown old, advanced in years”. According to Nişanyan, kocamak comes from the older verb kocalmak, itself derived from Middle Turkic koca, “respected elder”. In Turkish, old age is often spoken of together with respect.2

Grammar koca- + -mış.

That Kocamış goes back to kocamak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Kocamış made of?

Kocamış is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: koca- (kocamak: to grow old) + -mış (evidential past / participle).

Kocamış + root koca- kocamak: to grow old TURKIC kocamak “to grow old; from MiddleTurkic koca ‘respected…’” suffix -mış evidential past /participle Kocamış koca- root kocamak: to grow old kocamak TURKIC “to grow old; from Middle Turkickoca ‘respected elder’” -mış suffix evidential past / participle
Kocamış: parts and root words
  • kocamak Turkic — to grow old; from Middle Turkic koca “respected elder”2

How was the name Kocamış formed?

Kocamış was formed by adding the suffix -mış (“evidential past / participle”) to the verb stem koca- (“kocamak: to grow old”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kocamış?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kocamaz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kocamış?

  1. Fatih Kocamış kickboxer 1974–
  2. Ayşe Kocamış association football player 2003–
  3. Erhan Kocamış basketball player 1986–
  4. Özkan Kocamış researcher

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

How is Kocamış written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Kocamış is usually written Kocamis. In Turkish, ı is a back unrounded vowel, close to the vowel in English “roses”; ş sounds like English “sh”; c sounds like English “j”.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: koca- accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kocamak 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 Kocamış

Q1

What does the surname Kocamış mean?

Kocamış is the -mış form of kocamak, “to grow old”: “grown old, advanced in years”. According to Nişanyan, kocamak comes from the older verb kocalmak, itself derived from Middle Turkic koca, “respected elder”. In Turkish, old age is often spoken of together with respect.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kocamış?

The root word of Kocamış is kocamak (Turkic): ‘to grow old; from Middle Turkic koca “respected elder”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kocamış?

Ko·ca·mış, 3 syllables; IPA: /kod͡ʒaˈmɯʃ/.