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Bozyıl

Bozyıl /bozˈjɯɫ/ ASCII Bozyil

“grey year”1

Probable origin Bozyıl: root entries for boz + yıl · How do we know?

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1934 coinage
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How do you pronounce Bozyıl?

Bozyıl

IPA /bozˈjɯɫ/

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

What does the surname Bozyıl mean?

Boz “grey” joins yıl “year”: “grey year”. It follows the pattern of Boz- surnames such as Bozkurt and Bozdağ.1,2

That Bozyıl goes back to boz and yıl is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Bozyıl made of?

Bozyıl is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: boz (boz: grey; uncultivated) + yıl (yıl: year).

Bozyıl + root boz boz: grey; uncultivated TURKIC boz “grey; uncultivated(land)” root yıl yıl: year TURKIC yıl “year” Bozyıl boz root boz: grey; uncultivated boz TURKIC “grey; uncultivated (land)” yıl root yıl: year yıl TURKIC “year”
Bozyıl: parts and root words

How was the name Bozyıl formed?

Bozyıl is a name newly coined from boz (“boz: grey; uncultivated”) and yıl (“yıl: year”) in the years of the surname law.

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

Which surnames are related to Bozyıl?

Bozyıl Bozkurt Boz Bozdağ Boztepe Bozok Bozer
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Bozkurt same root – –
02 Boz same root – –
03 Bozdağ same root – –
04 Boztepe same root – –
05 Bozok same root – –
06 Bozer same root – –
07 Bozbay same root – –
08 Bozbey same root – –
09 Bozkaya same root – –
10 Bozoğlu same root – –
11 Bozyel same root – –
12 Bozdemir same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bozyıl?

  1. Sevil Bozyıl badminton player 1974–

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

How is Bozyıl written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Bozyil: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Bozyıl?

Akyıl, Arkun and Ertegün share gloss keywords with Bozyıl within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Bozyıl?

Read the root, formation and register information for Bozyıl alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: boz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yıl 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 Bozyıl

Q1

What does the surname Bozyıl mean?

Boz “grey” joins yıl “year”: “grey year”. It follows the pattern of Boz- surnames such as Bozkurt and Bozdağ.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bozyıl?

Bozyıl is made up of two elements: boz “grey; uncultivated (land)” (Turkic) and yıl “year” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Bozyıl?

Boz·yıl, 2 syllables; IPA: /bozˈjɯɫ/.