Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Filiz

Filiz /fiˈliz/

“sprout, young shoot”3

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
F
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Filiz?

Filiz

IPA /fiˈliz/

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

What does the surname Filiz mean?

A filiz is a young shoot breaking from a seed or bud, a favourite image of youth and growth. Dictionaries trace it to Greek phyllon ‘leaf’. According to Nişanyan Adlar it was earlier a wrestling term and a wrestler’s nickname before joining the new Turkish given names after 1935.1,3

Grammar Bare noun.

Filiz is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Filiz made of?

Filiz is a single root: filiz (young shoot, sprout).

Filiz + root filiz young shoot, sprout GREEK filiz “sprout, young shoot” GREEK φυλλίς “little leaf (from Greekphyllon ‘leaf’)” Filiz filiz root young shoot, sprout filiz GREEK “sprout, young shoot” φυλλίς GREEK “little leaf (from Greek phyllon‘leaf’)”
Filiz: parts and root words
  • filiz Greek — sprout, young shoot3
  • φυλλίς Greek — little leaf (from Greek phyllon ‘leaf’)1

How was the name Filiz formed?

Filiz belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Filiz?

  1. Atalay Filiz serial killer 1986–2016
  2. Azat Filiz association football player 1991–
  3. Firat Ezel Filiz volleyball player 1988–
  4. Hüseyin Filiz politician 1958–
  5. İsmail Filiz actor 1980–
  6. Aziz Şenol Filiz musician 1962–
  7. Fikret Filiz politician 1905–1971
  8. Hacı Filiz politician 1950–

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

Is Filiz also a first name?

Yes. Filiz is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “sprout, young shoot”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: filiz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: filiz accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Filiz accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Filiz

Q1

What does the surname Filiz mean?

A filiz is a young shoot breaking from a seed or bud, a favourite image of youth and growth. Dictionaries trace it to Greek phyllon ‘leaf’. According to Nişanyan Adlar it was earlier a wrestling term and a wrestler’s nickname before joining the new Turkish given names after 1935.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Filiz?

The root word of Filiz is filiz (Greek): “sprout, young shoot”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Filiz?

Fi·liz, 2 syllables; IPA: /fiˈliz/.