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Elma

Elma /elˈma/

“apple”1

Established origin Elma: root entries for elma · How do we know?

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Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
E
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How do you pronounce Elma?

Elma

IPA /elˈma/

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

What does the surname Elma mean?

Elma is the apple, both the fruit and the tree of the rose family that bears it. The word goes back to alma, recorded by Kashgari in the eleventh century as an Oghuz form, and is one of the oldest fruit names in Turkish.1

Elma is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Elma made of?

Elma is a single Turkic root: elma (apple; apple tree).

Elma root elma apple; apple tree TURKIC elma “apple tree; apple” Elma elma root apple; apple tree elma TURKIC “apple tree; apple”
Elma: parts and root words
  • elma Turkic — apple tree; apple1

How was the name Elma formed?

Elma is the word elma (“apple; apple tree”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Elma?

Elma Elmacı Elmalı Elmaağaçlı Elmalıpınar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Elmacı same root – –
02 Elmalı same root – –
03 Elmaağaçlı same root – –
04 Elmalıpınar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Elma?

  1. Fikri Elma association football player 1934–1999
  2. Hüseyin Elma association football player 2001–
  3. Mert Elma basketball player 1974–
  4. Onur Elma researcher
  5. Ömer Elma researcher

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

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Elma?

Erik, Kiraz and Üvez share gloss keywords with Elma within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Elma?

Read the root, formation and register information for Elma alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: elma
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: elma
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Elma

Q1

What does the surname Elma mean?

Elma is the apple, both the fruit and the tree of the rose family that bears it. The word goes back to alma, recorded by Kashgari in the eleventh century as an Oghuz form, and is one of the oldest fruit names in Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Elma?

The root word of Elma is elma (Turkic): “apple tree; apple”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Elma?

El·ma, 2 syllables; IPA: /elˈma/.