Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,017

Kunt

/kunt/

“sturdy, massive”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 1
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Kunt?

Kunt

IPA /kunt/

What does the surname Kunt mean?

Kunt is an adjective for things that are heavy, thick and durable, hard to shake: a kunt door, a kunt table. Said of a person it describes a solidly built, sturdy body. Turkish Wiktionary traces the word to Persian.1

Grammar Bare adjective.

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

Kunt is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kunt made of?

Kunt is a single Persian root: kunt (massive, thick, sturdy).

Kunt root kunt massive, thick, sturdy PERSIAN kunt “heavy, thick, solid anddurable” Kunt kunt root massive, thick, sturdy kunt PERSIAN “heavy, thick, solid and durable”
Kunt: parts and root words
  • kunt Persian — heavy, thick, solid and durable1

How was the name Kunt formed?

Kunt is the adjective kunt (“massive, thick, sturdy”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Kunt?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kunter same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kunt?

  1. Burak Can Kunt association football player 1992–
  2. Bekir Sıtkı Kunt politician 1905–1959
  3. Fatma Rikkat Kunt artist 1903–1986
  4. Yılmaz Kunt television actor 1994–
  5. Emin Şükrü Kunt physician 1898–1979
  6. Kadir Boğaç Kunt researcher 1972–
  7. Kunter Kunt writer
  8. Metin Kunt author

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

Is Kunt also a first name?

Yes. Kunt is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “sturdy, massive”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kunt accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kunt accessed 8 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
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Kunt

Q1

What does the surname Kunt mean?

Kunt is an adjective for things that are heavy, thick and durable, hard to shake: a kunt door, a kunt table. Said of a person it describes a solidly built, sturdy body. Turkish Wiktionary traces the word to Persian.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kunt?

The root word of Kunt is kunt (Persian): “heavy, thick, solid and durable”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kunt?

Kunt, 1 syllable; IPA: /kunt/.