Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,974

Köknar

Köknar /cøcˈnaɾ/ ASCII Koknar

“fir tree”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Köknar?

Köknar

IPA /cøcˈnaɾ/

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

What does the surname Köknar mean?

Köknar is the fir (Abies), a resinous conifer of high ground with short, flat needles. Nişanyan derives the word from Greek koukounári ‘pine cone, pine nut’, itself from Ancient Greek kókkos ‘grain, kernel’.1

Köknar is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Köknar made of?

Köknar is a single Greek root: köknar (köknar: fir tree).

Köknar root köknar köknar: fir tree GREEK köknar “fir (Abies)” Köknar köknar root köknar: fir tree köknar GREEK “fir (Abies)”
Köknar: parts and root words
  • köknar Greek — fir (Abies)1

How was the name Köknar formed?

Köknar is the word köknar (“köknar: fir tree”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Köknar?

  1. Ergün Köknar actor 1934–2000
  2. Sait Köknar film actor 1901–1944

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

How is Köknar written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Koknar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: köknar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: köknar 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 Köknar

Q1

What does the surname Köknar mean?

Köknar is the fir (Abies), a resinous conifer of high ground with short, flat needles. Nişanyan derives the word from Greek koukounári ‘pine cone, pine nut’, itself from Ancient Greek kókkos ‘grain, kernel’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Köknar?

The root word of Köknar is köknar (Greek): “fir (Abies)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Köknar?

Kök·nar, 2 syllables; IPA: /cøcˈnaɾ/.