Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özkanat

Özkanat /øzkaˈnat/ ASCII Ozkanat

“true wing”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Özkanat?

Özkanat

IPA /øzkaˈnat/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Özkanat mean?

Formed from öz “genuine” and kanat “wing”: “true wing”. In Turkish names kanat stands for flight, shelter and support.1,2

Grammar Compound öz + kanat.

That Özkanat goes back to öz and kanat is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Özkanat made of?

Özkanat is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: pure, genuine; self) + kanat (kanat: wing).

Özkanat + root öz öz: pure, genuine; self TURKIC öz “pure, genuine; self” root kanat kanat: wing TURKIC kanat “wing” Özkanat öz root öz: pure, genuine; self öz TURKIC “pure, genuine; self” kanat root kanat: wing kanat TURKIC “wing”
Özkanat: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — pure, genuine; self1
  • kanat Turkic — wing2

How was the name Özkanat formed?

Özkanat was formed by joining öz (“öz: pure, genuine; self”) and kanat (“kanat: wing”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Özkanat?

Özkanat Aykanat Akkanat Kanatlı Kanat Kırıkkanat
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aykanat same root – –
02 Akkanat same root – –
03 Kanatlı same root – –
04 Kanat same root – –
05 Kırıkkanat same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özkanat?

  1. Meryem Özkanat actor 1965–1997

People surnamed Özkanat as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Özkanat written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Ozkanat.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kanat accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özkanat

Q1

What does the surname Özkanat mean?

Formed from öz “genuine” and kanat “wing”: “true wing”. In Turkish names kanat stands for flight, shelter and support.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özkanat?

Özkanat is made up of two elements: öz “pure, genuine; self” (Turkic) and kanat “wing” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özkanat?

Öz·ka·nat, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzkaˈnat/.