Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kulaç

Kulaç /kuˈɫatʃ/ ASCII Kulac

“fathom, arm span; swimming stroke”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
K
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Abroad
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Kulaç?

Kulaç

IPA /kuˈɫatʃ/

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

What does the surname Kulaç mean?

A kulaç is the span between the fingertips of both arms stretched out to the sides, a fathom; it serves as a measure of depth at sea and, in swimming, names each pull of the arm through the water. A village in Yayladağı (Hatay) bears the same name.1

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

Kulaç is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kulaç made of?

Kulaç is a single Turkic root: kulaç (kulaç: fathom, arm span; swimming stroke).

Kulaç root kulaç kulaç: fathom, arm span;swimming stroke TURKIC kulaç “distance between thefingertips of…” Kulaç kulaç root kulaç: fathom, arm span; swimmingstroke kulaç TURKIC “distance between the fingertipsof outstretched arms”
Kulaç: parts and root words
  • kulaç Turkic — distance between the fingertips of outstretched arms1

How was the name Kulaç formed?

Kulaç is the word kulaç (“kulaç: fathom, arm span; swimming stroke”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

How is Kulaç written and pronounced abroad?

In Kulaç, ç (English “ch”) often appears as c, giving forms such as Kulac.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kulaç accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kulaç 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

Common questions about Kulaç

Q1

What does the surname Kulaç mean?

A kulaç is the span between the fingertips of both arms stretched out to the sides, a fathom; it serves as a measure of depth at sea and, in swimming, names each pull of the arm through the water. A village in Yayladağı (Hatay) bears the same name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kulaç?

The root word of Kulaç is kulaç (Turkic): “distance between the fingertips of outstretched arms”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kulaç?

Ku·laç, 2 syllables; IPA: /kuˈɫatʃ/.