Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kolçak

Kolçak /koɫˈtʃak/ ASCII Kolcak

“mitten; sleeve guard; armrest”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Kolçak?

Kolçak

IPA /koɫˈtʃak/

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

What does the surname Kolçak mean?

Kolçak names several things worn on or meant for the arm: a woollen mitten with a separate thumb, the armrest of a chair, a sleeve protector and an armband. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Old Turkic kolçak, a derivative of kol ‘arm’.2

Grammar kol + -çak: denominal noun.

Kolçak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kolçak made of?

Kolçak breaks into 2 parts: kol (arm) + -çak (suffix +çAk).

Kolçak + root kol arm TURKIC kolçak “mitten; armrest; sleeveprotector; armband” suffix -çak suffix +çAk Kolçak kol root arm kolçak TURKIC “mitten; armrest; sleeveprotector; armband” -çak suffix suffix +çAk
Kolçak: parts and root words
  • kolçak Turkic — mitten; armrest; sleeve protector; armband2

How was the name Kolçak formed?

Kolçak belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kol + -çak).

Which surnames are related to Kolçak?

Kolçak Demirkol Kol Çelikkol Kolukısa Atakol Koldaş Kolcu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Demirkol same root – –
02 Kol same root – –
03 Çelikkol same root – –
04 Kolukısa same root – –
05 Atakol same root – –
06 Koldaş same root – –
07 Kolcu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kolçak?

  1. Eşref Kolçak actor 1927–2019
  2. Harun Kolçak singer-songwriter 1955–2017
  3. Sibel Kolçak association football player 1990–
  4. Ergün Kolçak association football player 1960–

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

How is Kolçak written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Kolcak.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kolçak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kolçak 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kolçak

Q1

What does the surname Kolçak mean?

Kolçak names several things worn on or meant for the arm: a woollen mitten with a separate thumb, the armrest of a chair, a sleeve protector and an armband. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Old Turkic kolçak, a derivative of kol ‘arm’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kolçak?

The root word of Kolçak is kolçak (Turkic): “mitten; armrest; sleeve protector; armband”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kolçak?

Kol·çak, 2 syllables; IPA: /koɫˈtʃak/.