SURNAMEEntry 3,254
Kutbay
“blessed and prosperous”1
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How do you pronounce Kutbay?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Kutbay mean?
Kut “fortune, heaven-sent blessing” with bay “rich, prosperous”: a blessed and prosperous man. In Old Turkic political thought kut was also the divine charisma granted to a ruler.1,2
That Kutbay goes back to kut and bay is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Kutbay formed?
Kutbay was formed by joining kut (“kut: fortune, divine grace”) and bay (“bay: rich; gentleman”).
Which surnames are related to Kutbay?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kutlu | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Baykara | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Özbay | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Akbay | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Erbay | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Baykal | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Baykan | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Bayhan | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Aykut | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Bayer | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Karabay | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Aybay | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Kutbay?
- Yaşar Bekir Kutbay university teacher
People surnamed Kutbay as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Kutbay?
Kutluer, Başkut and Kutluca share gloss keywords with Kutbay within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Kutbay?
Read the root, formation and register information for Kutbay alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kut
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bay
- 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Kutbay
- Q1
What does the surname Kutbay mean?
- Kut “fortune, heaven-sent blessing” with bay “rich, prosperous”: a blessed and prosperous man. In Old Turkic political thought kut was also the divine charisma granted to a ruler.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Kutbay?
- Kutbay is made up of two elements: kut “fortune, divine grace” (Turkic) and bay “rich” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Kutbay?
- Kut·bay, 2 syllables; IPA: /kutˈbaj/.