Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kör

/køɾ/ ASCII Kor

“blind”3

Letters / syllables
3 / 1
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Kör?

Kör

IPA /køɾ/

What does the surname Kör mean?

Kör is the adjective ‘blind’; figuratively it also describes a blunt knife, a dim lamp or a dead-end street. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Persian kōr ‘unable to see’. According to Nişanyan Adlar, epithet names such as Kör Mehmet and Kör Hüseyin were common until the 1930s.3

Kör is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kör made of?

Kör is a single root: kör (blind; blunt; dim).

Kör root kör blind; blunt; dim PERSIAN kör “blind; blunt; dim” Kör kör root blind; blunt; dim kör PERSIAN “blind; blunt; dim”
Kör: parts and root words
  • kör Persian — blind; blunt; dim3

How was the name Kör formed?

Kör belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Kör?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Köroğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kör?

  1. Mustafa Kör writer 1976–
  2. Ersin Kor basketball player
  3. Tevfik Kor basketball player 1972–
  4. Eva Mozes Kor writer 1934–2019
  5. Avshalom Kor television presenter 1950–
  6. Paul Kor writer 1926–2001

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

Is Kör also a first name?

Yes. Kör is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “blind”.

Kör as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Kör written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name often loses its diacritics and appears as Kor.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kör accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kör accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Kör accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kör

Q1

What does the surname Kör mean?

Kör is the adjective ‘blind’; figuratively it also describes a blunt knife, a dim lamp or a dead-end street. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Persian kōr ‘unable to see’. According to Nişanyan Adlar, epithet names such as Kör Mehmet and Kör Hüseyin were common until the 1930s.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kör?

The root word of Kör is kör (Persian): “blind; blunt; dim”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kör?

Kör, 1 syllable; IPA: /køɾ/.