Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Küntay

Küntay /kynˈtaj/ ASCII Kuntay

“sun-foal”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Küntay?

Küntay

IPA /kynˈtaj/

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

What does the surname Küntay mean?

Kün, the Old Turkic form of gün “sun, day”, joins tay “foal”: “sun-foal”. It is a formation typical of names and surnames after 1934, when old forms were revived.1,2

Grammar Compound: kün + tay.

That Küntay goes back to kün and tay is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Küntay made of?

Küntay is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kün (kün: Old Turkic form of gün “sun, day”) + tay (tay: foal, colt).

Küntay + root kün kün: Old Turkic form ofgün “sun, day” TURKIC kün “day, sun” root tay tay: foal, colt TURKIC tay “foal” Küntay kün root kün: Old Turkic form of gün “sun, day” kün TURKIC “day, sun” tay root tay: foal, colt tay TURKIC “foal”
Küntay: parts and root words
  • kün Turkic — day, sun1
  • tay Turkic — foal2

How was the name Küntay formed?

Küntay is a name newly coined from kün (“kün: Old Turkic form of gün “sun, day””) and tay (“tay: foal, colt”) in the years of the surname law.

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

Which surnames are related to Küntay?

Küntay Karatay Aktay Berktay Göktay Karataylı Günsav Kulatay
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karatay same root – –
02 Aktay same root – –
03 Berktay same root – –
04 Göktay same root – –
05 Karataylı same root – –
06 Günsav same root – –
07 Kulatay same root – –

How is Küntay written and pronounced abroad?

In Küntay, ü is sometimes rendered ue, giving forms such as Kuntay.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gün accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tay accessed 8 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 Küntay

Q1

What does the surname Küntay mean?

Kün, the Old Turkic form of gün “sun, day”, joins tay “foal”: “sun-foal”. It is a formation typical of names and surnames after 1934, when old forms were revived.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Küntay?

Küntay is made up of two elements: kün “day, sun” (Turkic) and tay “foal” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Küntay?

Kün·tay, 2 syllables; IPA: /kynˈtaj/.