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Kömür

Kömür /køˈmyɾ/ ASCII Komur

“coal; jet-black”1

Established origin Kömür: root entries for kömür · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Kömür?

Kömür

IPA /køˈmyɾ/

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

What does the surname Kömür mean?

Kömür is coal or charcoal, the black solid fuel formed when wood smoulders without air or from plant matter buried for ages; as an adjective it means ‘jet-black’. Nişanyan traces it to Old Turkic kömür ‘charcoal’ and further to an unattested verb köñ- ‘to burn’.1

Kömür is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kömür made of?

Kömür is a single Turkic root: kömür (kömür: coal, charcoal; black).

Kömür root kömür kömür: coal, charcoal;black TURKIC kömür “charcoal” Kömür kömür root kömür: coal, charcoal; black kömür TURKIC “charcoal”
Kömür: parts and root words

How was the name Kömür formed?

Kömür is the word kömür (“kömür: coal, charcoal; black”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Kömür?

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01 Kömürcü same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kömür?

  1. Mert Kömür association football player 2005–

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

How is Kömür written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Komur.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Kömür?

Demirköz shares gloss keywords with Kömür within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Kömür?

Read the root, formation and register information for Kömür alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kömür
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kömür
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Kömür

Q1

What does the surname Kömür mean?

Kömür is coal or charcoal, the black solid fuel formed when wood smoulders without air or from plant matter buried for ages; as an adjective it means ‘jet-black’. Nişanyan traces it to Old Turkic kömür ‘charcoal’ and further to an unattested verb köñ- ‘to burn’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kömür?

The root word of Kömür is kömür (Turkic): “charcoal”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kömür?

Kö·mür, 2 syllables; IPA: /køˈmyɾ/.