SURNAMEEntry 2,800
Soykut
“blessed lineage”2
- CategoryFortune, blessing and fame
- OriginTurkic
- FormCompound
- Letters / syllables
- 6 / 2
- Formation
- Compound
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- S
Contents§1–§10
How do you pronounce Soykut?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Soykut mean?
Soykut is built from soy ‘lineage’ and kut ‘good fortune’, reading as ‘the blessing of the lineage, a fortunate line’. In old Turkic belief kut was the happiness and power granted by Heaven.1,2
Grammar soy + kut.
That Soykut goes back to soy and kut is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Soykut formed?
Soykut belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (soy + kut).
Which surnames are related to Soykut?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Aksoy | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Gürsoy | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Ulusoy | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Özsoy | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Ersoy | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Soysal | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Soylu | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Kutlu | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Atasoy | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Şensoy | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Soydan | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Soyer | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Soykut?
- Osman Soykut actor 1957–
- Hilmi Soykut poet 1906–1974
- Refik Soykut statesperson 2000–
- Günsu Soykut researcher
People surnamed Soykut as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Soykut also a first name?
Yes. Soykut is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “blessed lineage”.
Soykut as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kut
- 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: soy
- 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)
- 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Soykut
- Q1
What does the surname Soykut mean?
- Soykut is built from soy ‘lineage’ and kut ‘good fortune’, reading as ‘the blessing of the lineage, a fortunate line’. In old Turkic belief kut was the happiness and power granted by Heaven.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Soykut?
- The root word of Soykut is soy (Turkic): “lineage, family, descent”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Soykut?
- Soy·kut, 2 syllables; IPA: /sojˈkut/.