Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çelikyılmaz

Çelikyılmaz /tʃelikjɯɫˈmaz/ ASCII Celikyilmaz

“steel-hard and undaunted”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ç
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Çelikyılmaz?

Çelikyılmaz

IPA /tʃelikjɯɫˈmaz/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Çelikyılmaz mean?

A name that combines the hardness of steel with steadfastness: çelik “steel” and yılmaz “undaunted”, the negative aorist of yılmak.1,2

Grammar çelik + yılmaz (negative aorist of yılmak).

That Çelikyılmaz goes back to çelik and yılmaz is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Çelikyılmaz made of?

Çelikyılmaz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çelik (çelik: steel) + yılmaz (yılmaz: undaunted).

Çelikyılmaz + root çelik çelik: steel TURKIC çelik “steel” root yılmaz yılmaz: undaunted TURKIC yılmaz “undaunted, fearless” Çelikyılmaz çelik root çelik: steel çelik TURKIC “steel” yılmaz root yılmaz: undaunted yılmaz TURKIC “undaunted, fearless”
Çelikyılmaz: parts and root words
  • çelik Turkic — steel1
  • yılmaz Turkic — undaunted, fearless2

How was the name Çelikyılmaz formed?

Çelikyılmaz was formed by joining çelik (“çelik: steel”) and yılmaz (“yılmaz: undaunted”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Çelikyılmaz?

Çelikyılmaz Yılmaz Çelik Özçelik Yılmazer Eryılmaz Türkyılmaz Çeliker Çelikel Çelikkol Çelikbilek Sertçelik Yılmazkaya
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yılmaz same root 1 1,177,896
02 Çelik same root 4 717,655
03 Özçelik same root – –
04 Yılmazer same root – –
05 Eryılmaz same root – –
06 Türkyılmaz same root – –
07 Çeliker same root – –
08 Çelikel same root – –
09 Çelikkol same root – –
10 Çelikbilek same root – –
11 Sertçelik same root – –
12 Yılmazkaya same root – –

How is Çelikyılmaz written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Celikyilmaz.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çelik accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yılmaz accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Çelikyılmaz

Q1

What does the surname Çelikyılmaz mean?

A name that combines the hardness of steel with steadfastness: çelik “steel” and yılmaz “undaunted”, the negative aorist of yılmak.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çelikyılmaz?

Çelikyılmaz is made up of two elements: çelik “steel” (Turkic) and yılmaz “undaunted, fearless” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Çelikyılmaz?

Çe·lik·yıl·maz, 4 syllables; IPA: /tʃelikjɯɫˈmaz/.