SURNAMEEntry 2,187
Kutluer
Kutluer /kutɫuˈeɾ/
“blessed hero”2
- CategoryFortune, blessing and fame
- OriginTurkic
- FormCompound
- Letters / syllables
- 7 / 3
- Formation
- Compound
- Vowel harmony
- mixed
- Initial
- K
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How do you pronounce Kutluer?
Kutluer
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Kutluer mean?
Kutluer combines kutlu ‘blessed, fortunate’ and er ‘man, brave warrior’: ‘blessed hero’. Nişanyan Adlar files it under the name Kutlu; in the forms Kutluğ and Kutluk it was among the commonest names of the early Turks. Kut means ‘fortune, divine grace’ in Old Turkic.1,2
Grammar kut + -lu + er.
That Kutluer goes back to kut and er is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Kutluer formed?
Kutluer belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (kutlu + er).
Which surnames are related to Kutluer?
| # | 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 | Kutlar | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Kutlay | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Kutluay | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Kutluğ | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Soykut | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Başkut | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Kutluer?
- Kutlu Kutluer researcher
People surnamed Kutluer as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Kutluer
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kut
- 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)
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759)
Common questions about Kutluer
- Q1
What does the surname Kutluer mean?
- Kutluer combines kutlu ‘blessed, fortunate’ and er ‘man, brave warrior’: ‘blessed hero’. Nişanyan Adlar files it under the name Kutlu; in the forms Kutluğ and Kutluk it was among the commonest names of the early Turks. Kut means ‘fortune, divine grace’ in Old Turkic.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Kutluer?
- The root word of Kutluer is kut (Turkic): “fortune, divine grace, happiness”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Kutluer?
- Kut·lu·er, 3 syllables; IPA: /kutɫuˈeɾ/.