SURNAMEEntry 1,042
Bilici
“knowing one, knowledgeable”3
Leading provinces Van
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How do you pronounce Bilici?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Bilici mean?
Derived from bilmek “to know” with the agentive suffix -ici: “one who knows, a knowledgeable person”. In older Turkish bilici was also used for a seer, someone believed to know the future.3
Grammar Verb stem bil- + agentive -ici, as in okuyucu “reader”.
That Bilici goes back to bilmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
How was the name Bilici formed?
Bilici was formed by adding the suffix -ici (“agentive suffix (one who habitually does)”) to bil- (“bilmek: to know”).
Which surnames are related to Bilici?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bilgin | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Bilgen | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Bilir | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Bilen | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Özbilen | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Bilgi | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Bildik | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Bilecen | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Güçbilmez | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Biler | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Bilmis | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Dilbilgen | same root | – | – |
Where in Türkiye is Bilici most common?
Bilici is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 29th in Van.1
- In the province top 30 1
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Van | 29 | 3,137 |
Who are some well-known people named Bilici?
- Rahman Bilici amateur wrestler 1989–
- Abdülhamit Bilici writer 1970–
- Ahmet Bilici amateur wrestler 1987–
- Bilal Bilici politician 1984–
- Mevlüt Bilici politician 1961–
- Mücahit Bilici university teacher 1973–
- Faruk Bilici university teacher 1948–
- Mertcan Bilici announcer
People surnamed Bilici as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Bilici?
Biler, Bilgen and Bilmis share gloss keywords with Bilici within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Bilici?
Read the root, formation and register information for Bilici alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and Turkish Surname Statistics: Surnames in Numbers.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bilici
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bilmek
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
Common questions about Bilici
- Q1
What does the surname Bilici mean?
- Derived from bilmek “to know” with the agentive suffix -ici: “one who knows, a knowledgeable person”. In older Turkish bilici was also used for a seer, someone believed to know the future.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Bilici?
- The root word of Bilici is bilmek (Turkic): “to know”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Bilici?
- Bi·li·ci, 3 syllables; IPA: /biliˈdʒi/.