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Eriş

Eriş /eˈɾiʃ/ ASCII Eris

“attainment, reaching”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
E
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Eriş?

Eriş

IPA /eˈɾiʃ/

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

What does the surname Eriş mean?

Eriş is a verbal noun from ermek: “reaching, attaining”. Ermek means both arriving at a goal and coming to maturity, so the name reads as “attainment, success”. It is also given to boys and girls.1,2

Grammar er- + -iş; verbal noun.

That Eriş goes back to eriş and ermek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

Eriş is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Eriş made of?

Eriş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: er- (ermek: to reach, attain; to ripen) + -iş (verbal-noun suffix).

Eriş ++ root er- ermek: to reach, attain;to ripen TURKIC eriş “the act of reaching,attaining” suffix -iş verbal-noun suffix TURKIC ermek “to reach, attain; tomature” Eriş er- root ermek: to reach, attain; to ripen eriş TURKIC “the act of reaching, attaining” -iş suffix verbal-noun suffix ermek TURKIC “to reach, attain; to mature”
Eriş: parts and root words
  • eriş Turkic — the act of reaching, attaining1
  • ermek Turkic — to reach, attain; to mature2

How was the name Eriş formed?

Eriş was formed by adding the suffix -iş (“verbal-noun suffix”) to er- (“ermek: to reach, attain; to ripen”).

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

Which surnames are related to Eriş?

Eriş Ergin Ersin Erişmiş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Ergin same root – –
02 Ersin same root – –
03 Erişmiş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Eriş?

  1. Ceyhun Eriş association football player 1977–
  2. Burak Eriş association football player 1989–
  3. Levent Eriş association football player 1962–
  4. Mahir Ünsal Eriş author 1980–
  5. Alaettin Eriş politician 1908–1995
  6. Muammer Eriş politician 1897–1973
  7. Tolga Eriş association football player 1972–
  8. İbrahim Eriş economist 1944–2024

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

Is Eriş also a first name?

Yes. Eriş is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “attainment, reaching”.

Eriş as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Eriş written and pronounced abroad?

Passports and English-language documents often show it as Eris.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: eriş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ermek 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
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Eriş

Q1

What does the surname Eriş mean?

Eriş is a verbal noun from ermek: “reaching, attaining”. Ermek means both arriving at a goal and coming to maturity, so the name reads as “attainment, success”. It is also given to boys and girls.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Eriş?

The root word of Eriş is ermek (Turkic): “to reach, attain; to mature”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Eriş?

E·riş, 2 syllables; IPA: /eˈɾiʃ/.