Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Görmez

Görmez /ɡøɾˈmez/ ASCII Gormez

“one who does not see”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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Initial
G
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Görmez?

Görmez

IPA /ɡøɾˈmez/

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

What does the surname Görmez mean?

Görmez is formed as the negative aorist of görmek “to see”: “does not see, one who does not see”. Negative verb forms of this kind often come from nicknames in surnames; whether Görmez here meant “one who overlooks faults, tolerant” or the literal “one who does not see” is not documented. The name carries only the form and meaning of the word.1

Grammar negative aorist of görmek (gör- + -mez)

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

What is Görmez made of?

Görmez breaks into 2 parts: gör- (to see) + -mez (negative aorist).

Görmez + root gör- to see TURKIC görmek “to see; to perceive,understand” suffix -mez negative aorist Görmez gör- root to see görmek TURKIC “to see; to perceive, understand” -mez suffix negative aorist
Görmez: parts and root words
  • görmek Turkic — to see; to perceive, understand1

How was the name Görmez formed?

Görmez belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (gör- + -mez).

Which surnames are related to Görmez?

Görmez Güngör Gören Gör Üngör Görmüş Hoşgör Şengör Görgün Aygören Görsev Gördüm Görür
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Güngör same root – –
02 Gören same root – –
03 Gör same root – –
04 Üngör same root – –
05 Görmüş same root – –
06 Hoşgör same root – –
07 Şengör same root – –
08 Görgün same root – –
09 Aygören same root – –
10 Görsev same root – –
11 Gördüm same root – –
12 Görür same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Görmez?

  1. Mehmet Görmez university teacher 1959–
  2. Elif Görmez association football player 2000–
  3. Arzu Görmez researcher
  4. Barış Görmez basketball player 1978–
  5. Berkay Görmez association football player 2000–
  6. Tuvana Görmez association football player 2003–
  7. Vahdet Görmez researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: görmek accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Görmez 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Görmez

Q1

What does the surname Görmez mean?

Görmez is formed as the negative aorist of görmek “to see”: “does not see, one who does not see”. Negative verb forms of this kind often come from nicknames in surnames; whether Görmez here meant “one who overlooks faults, tolerant” or the literal “one who does not see” is not documented. The name carries only the form and meaning of the word.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Görmez?

The root word of Görmez is görmek (Turkic): “to see; to perceive, understand”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Görmez?

Gör·mez, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡøɾˈmez/.