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Küçükköse

Küçükköse /cytʃyccøˈse/ ASCII Kucukkose

“little beardless one”1

Probable origin Küçükköse: root entries for küçük + köse · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Küçükköse?

Küçükköse

IPA /cytʃyccøˈse/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Küçükköse mean?

Küçükköse is made of küçük ‘small, younger’ and köse ‘beardless’. Köse describes someone whose beard does not grow or is sparse, and comes from Persian kōsa. Küçük means ‘small’ and also ‘younger’; the compound reads ‘little köse’.1,2

Grammar küçük + köse.

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

What is Küçükköse made of?

Küçükköse combines Turkic and Persian elements in 2 parts: küçük (küçük: small; younger) + köse (köse: beardless).

Küçükköse + root küçük küçük: small; younger TURKIC küçük “small; younger” root köse köse: beardless PERSIAN köse “beardless; from Persiankōsa” Küçükköse küçük root küçük: small; younger küçük TURKIC “small; younger” köse root köse: beardless köse PERSIAN “beardless; from Persian kōsa”
Küçükköse: parts and root words
  • küçük Turkic — small; younger1
  • köse Persian — beardless; from Persian kōsa2

How was the name Küçükköse formed?

Küçükköse was formed by joining küçük (“küçük: small; younger”) and köse (“köse: beardless”).

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

Which surnames are related to Küçükköse?

Küçükköse Köse Küçük Köseoğlu Karaküçük Küçükoğlu Karaköse
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Köse same root – –
02 Küçük same root – –
03 Köseoğlu same root – –
04 Karaküçük same root – –
05 Küçükoğlu same root – –
06 Karaköse same root – –
07 Küçükay same root – –
08 Küçükşahin same root – –
09 Erköse same root – –
10 Küçükkaya same root – –
11 Küçükaslan same root – –
12 Köseler same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Küçükköse?

  1. Hazal Filiz Küçükköse actor 1988–
  2. Cansu Küçükköse researcher

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

How is Küçükköse written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Kucukkose.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Küçükköse?

Erköse, Köseoğlu and Küçükgöçmen share gloss keywords with Küçükköse within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Küçükköse?

Read the root, formation and register information for Küçükköse 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?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

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

Common questions about Küçükköse

Q1

What does the surname Küçükköse mean?

Küçükköse is made of küçük ‘small, younger’ and köse ‘beardless’. Köse describes someone whose beard does not grow or is sparse, and comes from Persian kōsa. Küçük means ‘small’ and also ‘younger’; the compound reads ‘little köse’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Küçükköse?

Küçükköse is made up of two elements: küçük “small; younger” (Turkic) and köse “beardless; from Persian kōsa” (Persian).
Q3

How do you pronounce Küçükköse?

Kü·çük·kö·se, 4 syllables; IPA: /cytʃyccøˈse/.