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Küçükçağlayan

Küçükçağlayan /cytʃyctʃaːɫaˈjan/ ASCII Kucukcaglayan

“little cascade”2

Probable origin Küçükçağlayan: root entries for küçük + çağlayan · How do we know?

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Letters / syllables
13 / 5
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
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How do you pronounce Küçükçağlayan?

Küçükçağlayan

IPA /cytʃyctʃaːɫaˈjan/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Küçükçağlayan mean?

Formed from küçük “small” and çağlayan “small waterfall”. Çağlayan is the participle of çağlamak, said of water rushing along foaming and roaring, and is also a male given name. The name reads “little cascade”.1,2

Grammar küçük + çağla- + -yan

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

What is Küçükçağlayan made of?

Küçükçağlayan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: küçük (küçük: small) + çağlayan (çağlayan: small waterfall).

Küçükçağlayan + first element küçük küçük: small TURKIC küçük “small” root çağlayan çağlayan: small waterfall TURKIC çağlayan “small waterfall, cascade” Küçükçağlayan küçük first element küçük: small küçük TURKIC “small” çağlayan root çağlayan: small waterfall çağlayan TURKIC “small waterfall, cascade”
Küçükçağlayan: parts and root words
  • küçük Turkic — small2
  • çağlayan Turkic — small waterfall, cascade1

How was the name Küçükçağlayan formed?

Küçükçağlayan was formed by joining küçük (“küçük: small”) and çağlayan (“çağlayan: small waterfall”).

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

Which surnames are related to Küçükçağlayan?

Küçükçağlayan Küçük Çağlayan Karaküçük Küçükoğlu Çağlıyan Küçükay
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 Çağlayan same root – –
03 Karaküçük same root – –
04 Küçükoğlu same root – –
05 Çağlıyan same root – –
06 Küçükay same root – –
07 Küçükşahin same root – –
08 Küçükkaya same root – –
09 Küçükaslan same root – –
10 Küçüka same root – –
11 Küçükel same root – –
12 Küçükköse same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Küçükçağlayan?

  1. Bartu Küçükçağlayan actor 1983–

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

How is Küçükçağlayan written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign documents the name is usually written Kucukcaglayan.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Küçükçağlayan?

Çağlayan, Çağlıyan and Akardere share gloss keywords with Küçükçağlayan within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Küçükçağlayan?

Read the root, formation and register information for Küçükçağlayan alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çağlayan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: küçük accessed 9 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

Common questions about Küçükçağlayan

Q1

What does the surname Küçükçağlayan mean?

Formed from küçük “small” and çağlayan “small waterfall”. Çağlayan is the participle of çağlamak, said of water rushing along foaming and roaring, and is also a male given name. The name reads “little cascade”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Küçükçağlayan?

Küçükçağlayan is made up of two elements: küçük “small” (Turkic) and çağlayan “small waterfall, cascade” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Küçükçağlayan?

Kü·çük·çağ·la·yan, 5 syllables; IPA: /cytʃyctʃaːɫaˈjan/.