Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Körpe

Körpe /køɾˈpe/ ASCII Korpe

“fresh, tender, young”1

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

How do you pronounce Körpe?

Körpe

IPA /køɾˈpe/

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

What does the surname Körpe mean?

Körpe describes something freshly picked that keeps its freshness, the opposite of kart “tough, old”; of people and animals it means “very young, just past infancy”. It is also recorded as a female given name.1

That Körpe goes back to körpe is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Körpe is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Körpe made of?

Körpe is a single Turkic root: körpe (körpe: fresh, tender; very young).

Körpe root körpe körpe: fresh, tender;very young TURKIC körpe “freshly picked, fresh;very young” Körpe körpe root körpe: fresh, tender; very young körpe TURKIC “freshly picked, fresh; veryyoung”
Körpe: parts and root words
  • körpe Turkic — freshly picked, fresh; very young1

How was the name Körpe formed?

Körpe is the adjective körpe (“körpe: fresh, tender; very young”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Is Körpe also a first name?

Yes. Körpe is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “fresh, tender, young”.

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

How is Körpe written and pronounced abroad?

In Körpe, ö is sometimes rendered oe, giving forms such as Korpe.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: körpe accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: körpe accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Körpe

Q1

What does the surname Körpe mean?

Körpe describes something freshly picked that keeps its freshness, the opposite of kart “tough, old”; of people and animals it means “very young, just past infancy”. It is also recorded as a female given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Körpe?

The root word of Körpe is körpe (Turkic): “freshly picked, fresh; very young”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Körpe?

Kör·pe, 2 syllables; IPA: /køɾˈpe/.