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Kurtçebe
“armoured wolf”1
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How do you pronounce Kurtçebe?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Kurtçebe mean?
Kurt “wolf” joined to cebe “armour, war gear”: “wolf in armour”. Cebe is an old word explained as Mongolic in origin; the Ottoman cebeci corps, keepers of arms, took their name from it.1,4
That Kurtçebe goes back to kurt and cebe is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Kurtçebe formed?
Kurtçebe was formed by joining kurt (“kurt: wolf; figuratively a shrewd, seasoned person”) and cebe (“cebe: armour, weapons”).
Which surnames are related to Kurtçebe?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kurt | same root | 17 | 289,723 |
| 02 | Bozkurt | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Karakurt | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Cebeci | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Kurtoğlu | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Akkurt | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Kurdoğlu | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Özkurt | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Aykurt | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Baykurt | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Cebe | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Savaşkurt | same root | – | – |
Is Kurtçebe also a first name?
Yes. Kurtçebe is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “armoured wolf”.
Kurtçebe as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Kurtçebe written and pronounced abroad?
In records without Turkish letters the name usually appears as Kurtcebe.
Which guides add context to Kurtçebe?
Read the root, formation and register information for Kurtçebe 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?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kurt
- 2 islamansiklopedisi.org.tr islamansiklopedisi.org.tr: cebeci
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kurt
- 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: cebe
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Kurtçebe
- Q1
What does the surname Kurtçebe mean?
- Kurt “wolf” joined to cebe “armour, war gear”: “wolf in armour”. Cebe is an old word explained as Mongolic in origin; the Ottoman cebeci corps, keepers of arms, took their name from it.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Kurtçebe?
- Kurtçebe is made up of two elements: kurt “wolf; figuratively a shrewd, seasoned person” (Turkic) and cebe “armour, weapons” (Mongolic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Kurtçebe?
- Kurt·çe·be, 3 syllables; IPA: /kuɾttʃeˈbe/.