Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 936

Bediz

Bediz /beˈdiz/

“adornment”1

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

How do you pronounce Bediz?

Bediz

IPA /beˈdiz/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Bediz mean?

Bediz means “adornment, ornament, decoration”; tr.Wiktionary also gives the sense “picture”. Nişanyan Adlar records Bediz as a Turkish name meaning “adornment, decoration”. The word was taken up again in the vocabulary of art and aesthetics during the Language Reform.1

Bediz is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bediz made of?

Bediz is a single Turkic root: bediz (adornment, decoration; picture).

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Bediz: parts and root words
  • bediz Turkic — adornment, ornament; picture1

How was the name Bediz formed?

Bediz is the word bediz (“adornment, decoration; picture”), 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 Bediz?

  1. Rahmizâde Bâhâeddin Bediz photographer 1875–1951
  2. Bekir Bediz researcher

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

Is Bediz also a first name?

Yes. Bediz is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “adornment”.

Bediz as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Bediz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bediz 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
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Bediz

Q1

What does the surname Bediz mean?

Bediz means “adornment, ornament, decoration”; tr.Wiktionary also gives the sense “picture”. Nişanyan Adlar records Bediz as a Turkish name meaning “adornment, decoration”. The word was taken up again in the vocabulary of art and aesthetics during the Language Reform.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bediz?

The root word of Bediz is bediz (Turkic): “adornment, ornament; picture”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bediz?

Be·diz, 2 syllables; IPA: /beˈdiz/.