SURNAMEEntry 3,049
Kutlar
“he blesses, he celebrates”2
- CategoryFortune, blessing and fame
- OriginTurkic
- FormFrom a verb
- Letters / syllables
- 6 / 2
- Formation
- From a verb
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- K
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How do you pronounce Kutlar?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Kutlar mean?
Kutlar is the aorist of kutlamak ‘to celebrate, to congratulate, to bless’, itself from kut ‘good fortune’. It can also be read as the plural of kut, ‘blessings, good fortunes’; both readings meet in the old Turkic idea of kut.1,2
Grammar kutla- + -r: aorist; or kut + -lar: plural.
That Kutlar goes back to kutlamak and kut is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
What is Kutlar made of?
Kutlar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kutla- (kutlamak: to celebrate, to congratulate) + -r (aorist).
How was the name Kutlar formed?
Kutlar was formed by adding the suffix -r (“aorist”) to the verb stem kutla- (“kutlamak: to celebrate, to congratulate”).
Which surnames are related to Kutlar?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kutlu | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Aykut | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Erkut | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Kutman | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Tankut | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Kut | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Kutlay | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Kutluğ | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Soykut | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Başkut | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Kutay | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Aykutalp | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Kutlar?
- Onat Kutlar screenwriter 1936–1995
- İbrahim Tevfik Kutlar politician 1911–1993
- Ahmet Ihsan Kutlar researcher
- Mehmet Hanifi Kutlar con artist 1988–
People surnamed Kutlar as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kut
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kutlamak
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kut
- 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)
Common questions about Kutlar
- Q1
What does the surname Kutlar mean?
- Kutlar is the aorist of kutlamak ‘to celebrate, to congratulate, to bless’, itself from kut ‘good fortune’. It can also be read as the plural of kut, ‘blessings, good fortunes’; both readings meet in the old Turkic idea of kut.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Kutlar?
- Kutlar is made up of two elements: kutlamak “kutlar: aorist of kutlamak ‘to celebrate, congratulate’” (Turkic) and kut “luck, good fortune; heaven-sent power to rule” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Kutlar?
- Kut·lar, 2 syllables; IPA: /kutˈɫaɾ/.