SURNAMEEntry 3,235
Kurtulmuş
“saved, delivered”2
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- Letters / syllables
- 9 / 3
- Formation
- From a verb
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- K
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How do you pronounce Kurtulmuş?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Kurtulmuş mean?
Kurtulmuş means ‘saved, delivered’: kurtulmak ‘to be saved’ with the past-participle ending -muş. As a male given name it belongs with names given in gratitude to a child who survived illness or danger, like the wish-names Yaşar ‘may he live’ and Dursun ‘may he stay’.2
Grammar kurtulmak with -muş, the past participle / evidential past.
That Kurtulmuş goes back to kurtulmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
How was the name Kurtulmuş formed?
Kurtulmuş was formed by adding the suffix -muş (“past participle”) to the verb stem kurtul- (“kurtulmak: to be saved, to escape”).
Which surnames are related to Kurtulmuş?
Who are some well-known people named Kurtulmuş?
- Numan Kurtulmuş politician 1959–
- Manolya Kurtulmuş basketball player 1998–
- Şener Kurtulmuş association football player 1967–
- Dilâra Kurtulmuş actor 1998–
- Seyfettin Kurtulmuş association football player 1973–
- Berk Kurtulmuş basketball official
- Semih Kurtulmuş association football player 1997–
- Ayşe Kurtulmuş researcher
People surnamed Kurtulmuş as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Kurtulmuş also a first name?
Yes. Kurtulmuş is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “saved, delivered”.
Kurtulmuş as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Kurtulmuş written and pronounced abroad?
Outside Türkiye the name is often written Kurtulmus in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.
Which guides add context to Kurtulmuş?
Read the root, formation and register information for Kurtulmuş 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 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Kurtulmuş
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kurtulmak
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kurtulmuş
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Kurtulmuş
- Q1
What does the surname Kurtulmuş mean?
- Kurtulmuş means ‘saved, delivered’: kurtulmak ‘to be saved’ with the past-participle ending -muş. As a male given name it belongs with names given in gratitude to a child who survived illness or danger, like the wish-names Yaşar ‘may he live’ and Dursun ‘may he stay’.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Kurtulmuş?
- The root word of Kurtulmuş is kurtulmak (Turkic): “to be saved, to escape danger”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Kurtulmuş?
- Kur·tul·muş, 3 syllables; IPA: /kuɾtuɫˈmuʃ/.