Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Eyice

Eyice /ejiˈd͡ʒe/

“quite good, thoroughly”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Eyice?

Eyice

IPA /ejiˈd͡ʒe/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Eyice mean?

Eyice is made of eyi, the older and dialect form of iyi ‘good’, and the suffix -ce: ‘quite good, thoroughly’. Nişanyan traces iyi to Old Turkic edgü ‘useful, good’. There is also a village named Eyice in the Sinanpaşa district of Afyonkarahisar.1

Grammar eyi + -ce.

That Eyice goes back to edgü is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Eyice made of?

Eyice is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: eyi (eyi: good) + -ce (-ce: intensifying/approximative suffix).

Eyice + root eyi eyi: good TURKIC edgü “benefit; useful, good” suffix -ce -ce:intensifying/approxi… Eyice eyi root eyi: good edgü TURKIC “benefit; useful, good” -ce suffix -ce: intensifying/approximative suffix
Eyice: parts and root words
  • edgü Turkic — benefit; useful, good1

How was the name Eyice formed?

Eyice was formed by adding the suffix -ce (“-ce: intensifying/approximative suffix”) to eyi (“eyi: good”).

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

Which surnames are related to Eyice?

Eyice İyidoğan Edgü Edgüer Eyiceoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 İyidoğan same root – –
02 Edgü same root – –
03 Edgüer same root – –
04 Eyiceoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Eyice?

  1. Semavi Eyice university teacher 1922–2018

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

How is Eyice written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Eyice is usually kept abroad.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: eyi accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Eyice 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 Eyice

Q1

What does the surname Eyice mean?

Eyice is made of eyi, the older and dialect form of iyi ‘good’, and the suffix -ce: ‘quite good, thoroughly’. Nişanyan traces iyi to Old Turkic edgü ‘useful, good’. There is also a village named Eyice in the Sinanpaşa district of Afyonkarahisar.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Eyice?

The root word of Eyice is edgü (Turkic): “benefit; useful, good”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Eyice?

E·yi·ce, 3 syllables; IPA: /ejiˈd͡ʒe/.