Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 806

Balyemez

Balyemez /baɫjeˈmez/

“an Ottoman cannon”2

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

How do you pronounce Balyemez?

Balyemez

IPA /baɫjeˈmez/

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

What does the surname Balyemez mean?

The name of a long-range bronze cannon of the Ottoman army and navy. Following Kissling, Stachowski derives it from German Faule Metze, the mocking name of a heavy mortar in Brunswick. Reading the word as Turkish “bal yemez”, “eats no honey”, is a popular explanation.1,2

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. German Faule Metze, the name of a heavy mortar (Kissling; Stachowski).
  2. Popular explanation: “bal yemez”, “eats no honey”; not supported linguistically.

Balyemez is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Balyemez made of?

Balyemez is a single French root: balyemez (balyemez: a long-range bronze cannon).

Balyemez + root balyemez balyemez: a long-rangebronze cannon UNKNOWN balyemez “long-range bronze cannonused on land and at sea” FRENCH Faule Metze “German ‘lazy Metze’,mocking name of a heavy…” Balyemez balyemez root balyemez: a long-range bronze cannon balyemez UNKNOWN “long-range bronze cannon used onland and at sea” Faule Metze FRENCH “German ‘lazy Metze’, mockingname of a heavy mortar”
Balyemez: parts and root words
  • balyemez unknown — long-range bronze cannon used on land and at sea2
  • Faule Metze French — German “lazy Metze”, mocking name of a heavy mortar1

How was the name Balyemez formed?

Balyemez is the word balyemez (“balyemez: a long-range bronze cannon”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Balyemez?

  1. Ümmü Balyemez weaver 1941–
  2. Uğurcan Balyemez researcher

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

How is Balyemez written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Balyemez abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 dergipark.org.tr dergipark.org.tr: 143304 accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: balyemez accessed 9 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 Balyemez

Q1

What does the surname Balyemez mean?

The name of a long-range bronze cannon of the Ottoman army and navy. Following Kissling, Stachowski derives it from German Faule Metze, the mocking name of a heavy mortar in Brunswick. Reading the word as Turkish “bal yemez”, “eats no honey”, is a popular explanation.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Balyemez?

The root word of Balyemez is balyemez: “long-range bronze cannon used on land and at sea”. There are 3 competing views on where Balyemez comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Balyemez?

Bal·ye·mez, 3 syllables; IPA: /baɫjeˈmez/.