Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,073

Küçükay

Küçükay /cytʃyˈkaj/ ASCII Kucukay

“little moon”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Küçükay?

Küçükay

IPA /cytʃyˈkaj/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Küçükay mean?

Küçükay is formed from küçük ‘small’ and ay ‘moon’, understood as ‘little moon, crescent’. Ay is a symbol of beauty and light in Turkish names, and küçük can also mark the younger one.1,2

Grammar küçük + ay.

That Küçükay goes back to küçük and ay is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Küçükay made of?

Küçükay is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: küçük (küçük: small) + ay (ay: moon; beautiful).

Küçükay + root küçük küçük: small TURKIC küçük “small; younger” root ay ay: moon; beautiful TURKIC ay “moon; symbol of beauty” Küçükay küçük root küçük: small küçük TURKIC “small; younger” ay root ay: moon; beautiful ay TURKIC “moon; symbol of beauty”
Küçükay: parts and root words
  • küçük Turkic — small; younger1
  • ay Turkic — moon; symbol of beauty2

How was the name Küçükay formed?

Küçükay was formed by joining küçük (“küçük: small”) and ay (“ay: moon; beautiful”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Küçükay?

Küçükay Küçük Karaküçük Küçükoğlu Küçükşahin Küçükkaya Küçükaslan Küçüka Küçükel Küçükköse Küçüközkan Küçükakyüz Küçükçağlayan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Küçük same root – –
02 Karaküçük same root – –
03 Küçükoğlu same root – –
04 Küçükşahin same root – –
05 Küçükkaya same root – –
06 Küçükaslan same root – –
07 Küçüka same root – –
08 Küçükel same root – –
09 Küçükköse same root – –
10 Küçüközkan same root – –
11 Küçükakyüz same root – –
12 Küçükçağlayan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Küçükay?

  1. Bekir Küçükay classical guitarist 1958–
  2. Adil Küçükay writer 1945–
  3. Fahrettin Küçükay researcher
  4. Ferit Küçükay university teacher 1953–
  5. Işıl Karagöz Küçükay researcher
  6. Murat Bülent Küçükay researcher

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

How is Küçükay written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Kucukay.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: küçük accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ay accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: küçük accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ay accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Küçükay

Q1

What does the surname Küçükay mean?

Küçükay is formed from küçük ‘small’ and ay ‘moon’, understood as ‘little moon, crescent’. Ay is a symbol of beauty and light in Turkish names, and küçük can also mark the younger one.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Küçükay?

Küçükay is made up of two elements: küçük “small; younger” (Turkic) and ay “moon; symbol of beauty” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Küçükay?

Kü·çü·kay, 3 syllables; IPA: /cytʃyˈkaj/.