SURNAMEEntry 2,081
Koku
Koku /koˈku/
“smell, scent”1
- CategoryFlowers and plants
- OriginTurkic
- FormPlain noun
- Letters / syllables
- 4 / 2
- Formation
- Plain noun
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- K
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How do you pronounce Koku?
Koku
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Koku mean?
Koku is the ordinary word for ‘smell, scent, odour’. Nişanyan derives it from the verb kokmak ‘to smell, give off a smell’.1
Koku is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
What is Koku made of?
Koku is a single root: koku (smell, scent).
- koku Turkic — from kokmak ‘to smell’1
How was the name Koku formed?
Koku belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.
Who are some well-known people named Koku?
- Büşra Nur Koku athletics competitor 1996–
- Ayşe Esra Koku Aksu researcher
- Emircan Koku association football player 2001–
People surnamed Koku as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: koku
- 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759)
Common questions about Koku
- Q1
What does the surname Koku mean?
- Koku is the ordinary word for ‘smell, scent, odour’. Nişanyan derives it from the verb kokmak ‘to smell, give off a smell’.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Koku?
- The root word of Koku is koku (Turkic): “from kokmak ‘to smell’”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Koku?
- Ko·ku, 2 syllables; IPA: /koˈku/.