Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gezmiş

Gezmiş /ɟezˈmiʃ/ ASCII Gezmis

“well-travelled, worldly”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
front
Initial
G
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 Gezmiş?

Gezmiş

IPA /ɟezˈmiʃ/

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

What does the surname Gezmiş mean?

Gezmiş is the -miş form of gezmek, “to wander, to travel”: one who “has travelled, has wandered about, has seen many places”. In everyday speech gezmiş görmüş describes an experienced person who knows the world. The surname comes from a nickname of this kind.1

Grammar gez- + -miş: past participle.

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

What is Gezmiş made of?

Gezmiş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: gez- (gezmek: to wander, to travel) + -miş (evidential past, participle).

Gezmiş + root gez- gezmek: to wander, totravel TURKIC gezmek “to walk about, totravel, to see places” suffix -miş evidential past,participle Gezmiş gez- root gezmek: to wander, to travel gezmek TURKIC “to walk about, to travel, to seeplaces” -miş suffix evidential past, participle
Gezmiş: parts and root words
  • gezmek Turkic — to walk about, to travel, to see places1

How was the name Gezmiş formed?

Gezmiş was formed by adding the suffix -miş (“evidential past, participle”) to the verb stem gez- (“gezmek: to wander, to travel”).

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

Which surnames are related to Gezmiş?

Gezmiş Gezer Gezgin Gezici Ergezen Gezen İlgezdi Ergezer Gezginci Şengezer
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gezer same root – –
02 Gezgin same root – –
03 Gezici same root – –
04 Ergezen same root – –
05 Gezen same root – –
06 İlgezdi same root – –
07 Ergezer same root – –
08 Gezginci same root – –
09 Şengezer same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gezmiş?

  1. Deniz Gezmiş political activist 1947–1972
  2. Elvan Işık Gezmiş politician 1974–
  3. Erge Gezmiş swimmer 1998–
  4. Hamza Gezmiş association football player 1979–
  5. Cemil Gezmiş pedagogue 1922–2000
  6. Rasim Gezmiş politician 1930–2013
  7. Cem Tuğrul Gezmiş researcher

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

Is Gezmiş also a first name?

Yes. Gezmiş is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “well-travelled, worldly”.

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

How is Gezmiş written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Gezmis.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gezmek accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gezmiş 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 Gezmiş

Q1

What does the surname Gezmiş mean?

Gezmiş is the -miş form of gezmek, “to wander, to travel”: one who “has travelled, has wandered about, has seen many places”. In everyday speech gezmiş görmüş describes an experienced person who knows the world. The surname comes from a nickname of this kind.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gezmiş?

The root word of Gezmiş is gezmek (Turkic): “to walk about, to travel, to see places”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gezmiş?

Gez·miş, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟezˈmiʃ/.