Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,091

Kür

/kyɾ/ ASCII Kur

“brave, unyielding; stubborn”1

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

How do you pronounce Kür?

Kür

IPA /kyɾ/

What does the surname Kür mean?

Kür is an old Turkic adjective meaning ‘brave, unshakable, bold’; the entry in the Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk is cited together with the form kül. In Anatolian dialects kür survives as ‘stubborn, ambitious’. The word kür ‘course of treatment’, from French cure, is a separate word.1

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

Kür is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kür made of?

Kür is a single Turkic root: kür (kür: brave, unyielding; stubborn).

Kür root kür kür: brave, unyielding;stubborn TURKIC kür “brave, unshakable, bold(Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk)” Kür kür root kür: brave, unyielding; stubborn kür TURKIC “brave, unshakable, bold (DīwānLughāt al-Turk)”
Kür: parts and root words
  • kür Turkic — brave, unshakable, bold (Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk)1

How was the name Kür formed?

Kür is the adjective kür (“kür: brave, unyielding; stubborn”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Who are some well-known people named Kür?

  1. Pınar Kür writer 1943–2025

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

How is Kür written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Kur.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kür accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 dergipark.org.tr dergipark.org.tr: 1451695 accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kür accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kür

Q1

What does the surname Kür mean?

Kür is an old Turkic adjective meaning ‘brave, unshakable, bold’; the entry in the Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk is cited together with the form kül. In Anatolian dialects kür survives as ‘stubborn, ambitious’. The word kür ‘course of treatment’, from French cure, is a separate word.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kür?

The root word of Kür is kür (Turkic): “brave, unshakable, bold (Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kür?

Kür, 1 syllable; IPA: /kyɾ/.