Boy name
Kutlay name meaning
“Blessed, auspicious moon”
Kutlay means “blessed, auspicious moon.” It combines Turkish kutlu, “blessed” or “auspicious,” with ay, “moon,” through the contraction of kutluay. Used as a masculine name in Türkiye, it evokes the moon in the night sky while retaining the older Turkic word kut’s associations with fortune and well-being.
What does Kutlay mean?
Blessed, auspicious moon
In Turkish: Kutlu, uğurlu ay
Kutlay is a Turkish name combining the moon with auspiciousness and blessing. The form Kutluay displays the two elements more transparently. Its root kut also appears in names such as Kutlu and Kutay, while ay is a familiar poetic naming element associated with light and the sky.
Ay means “moon” in Turkish and appears in names such as Berkay and Eray. Other names ending in these letters, such as Altay, have a different formation. More boy names ending in -ay →
Origin of the name Kutlay
The name is explained as Turkish kutlu, ‘blessed, auspicious’, combined with ay, ‘moon’, with the middle vowel of kutluay omitted. Old Turkic kut has a broad semantic range involving good fortune, well-being and divine favour.
| Linguistic origin | Turkish, Old Turkic |
|---|---|
| Is Kutlay in the Quran? | No |
| Starts with | K · Ku |
How to pronounce Kutlay
| Syllables | 2 · 6 letters · 6-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /kutlaj/ |
Is Kutlay a boy’s name?
Yes, Kutlay is used mostly as a boy’s name. See all boy names.
Kutlay does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 2 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Kutlay
- Kutay♂A blessed or auspicious moon
- Kutsay♂Bless, regard as sacred
- Kutluay♂Blessed moon
- Kubilay♂Historical name of Kublai Khan
- Kutlu♂Auspicious, blessed and fortunate
- Kutluk♂Blessed, auspicious, endowed with good fortune
- Kutsal♂Sacred, held in deep reverence
- Kuday♂God
- Kutluğ♂Blessed, fortunate, endowed with divine favour
- Kutal♂Receive blessing
- Kutan♂Goldfinch, a songbird
- Kutsan♂Be blessed
Names with related meanings
- Aybars♂Compound of moon and leopard
- Berkay♂A name combining firmness and moon imagery
- Kutay♂A blessed or auspicious moon
- Bedirhan♂A compound evoking the full moon and rulership
- Eray♂Name combining warrior and moon
- Ayberk♂A name combining moon and firmness
- Gökay♂Moon in the sky
- Ayhan♂Moon khan
- Koray♂A moon glowing red like an ember
- Emiray♂Commander, leader
- Aykut♂A name combining moon and blessing imagery
- Alpay♂A compound name evoking valour and the moon
Famous people named Kutlay
- Kutlay Aydın
- Kutlay Dogan
FAQ about the name Kutlay
What is the meaning of Kutlay?
Kutlay means “Blessed, auspicious moon”. The name is explained as Turkish kutlu, ‘blessed, auspicious’, combined with ay, ‘moon’, with the middle vowel of kutluay omitted. Old Turkic kut has a broad semantic range involving good fortune, well-being and divine favour.
Is Kutlay a boy’s name?
Yes, Kutlay is used mostly as a boy’s name.
Is Kutlay in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Kutlay nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Kutlay?
Kutlay is of Turkish and Old Turkic origin.
How many syllables does Kutlay have?
Kutlay has 2 syllables and 6 letters.
How popular is the name Kutlay?
Kutlay does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 2 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Famous people named Kutlay?
Notable people named Kutlay include Kutlay Aydın, Kutlay Dogan.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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