Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Eğilmezbaş

Eğilmezbaş /ejilmezˈbaʃ/ ASCII Egilmezbas

“the unbowed head”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
E
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Eğilmezbaş?

Eğilmezbaş

IPA /ejilmezˈbaʃ/

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

What does the surname Eğilmezbaş mean?

Eğilmez is the negative aorist of eğilmek “to bow”; joined with baş “head” it means “the head that does not bow”, someone who will not submit. It is close to surnames built on the negative aorist, such as Yılmaz and Korkmaz.1,2

Grammar eğil- + negative aorist -mez + baş.

That Eğilmezbaş goes back to eğilmek and baş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Eğilmezbaş made of?

Eğilmezbaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: eğilmez (eğilmek: to bend; to bow, submit) + baş (baş: head).

Eğilmezbaş + root eğilmez eğilmek: to bend; to bow,submit TURKIC eğilmek “to bend; to bow” root baş baş: head TURKIC baş “head” Eğilmezbaş eğilmez root eğilmek: to bend; to bow, submit eğilmek TURKIC “to bend; to bow” baş root baş: head baş TURKIC “head”
Eğilmezbaş: parts and root words
  • eğilmek Turkic — to bend; to bow1
  • baş Turkic — head2

How was the name Eğilmezbaş formed?

Eğilmezbaş was formed by joining eğilmez (“eğilmek: to bend; to bow, submit”) and baş (“baş: head”).

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

Which surnames are related to Eğilmezbaş?

Eğilmezbaş Akbaş Baş Subaşı Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Başoğlu Yüzbaşıoğlu Odabaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akbaş same root – –
02 Baş same root – –
03 Subaşı same root – –
04 Başer same root – –
05 Kocabaş same root – –
06 Erbaş same root – –
07 Baştürk same root – –
08 Demirbaş same root – –
09 Başkan same root – –
10 Başoğlu same root – –
11 Yüzbaşıoğlu same root – –
12 Odabaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Eğilmezbaş?

  1. Gökhan Eğilmezbaş actor 1975–
  2. Yonca İnal Eğilmezbaş actor 1970–

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

How is Eğilmezbaş written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Egilmezbas: ş becomes s or sh; ğ is written g but is silent in Turkish, lengthening the preceding vowel.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: eğilmek accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: baş 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

Common questions about Eğilmezbaş

Q1

What does the surname Eğilmezbaş mean?

Eğilmez is the negative aorist of eğilmek “to bow”; joined with baş “head” it means “the head that does not bow”, someone who will not submit. It is close to surnames built on the negative aorist, such as Yılmaz and Korkmaz.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Eğilmezbaş?

Eğilmezbaş is made up of two elements: eğilmek “to bend; to bow” (Turkic) and baş “head” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Eğilmezbaş?

E·ğil·mez·baş, 4 syllables; IPA: /ejilmezˈbaʃ/.