Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Güzelses

Güzelses /ɟyzelˈses/ ASCII Guzelses

“sweet-voiced”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
G
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 Güzelses?

Güzelses

IPA /ɟyzelˈses/

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

What does the surname Güzelses mean?

Güzelses means ‘beautiful voice, sweet-voiced’, from güzel ‘beautiful’ and ses ‘voice’. Ses can also mean ‘renown’, but the name most naturally describes a pleasing voice. Both words go back to Proto-Turkic.1,2

Grammar güzel + ses.

That Güzelses goes back to güzel and ses is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Güzelses made of?

Güzelses is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: güzel (güzel: beautiful) + ses (ses: voice, sound).

Güzelses + root güzel güzel: beautiful TURKIC güzel “beautiful, pleasant” root ses ses: voice, sound TURKIC ses “voice, sound” Güzelses güzel root güzel: beautiful güzel TURKIC “beautiful, pleasant” ses root ses: voice, sound ses TURKIC “voice, sound”
Güzelses: parts and root words
  • güzel Turkic — beautiful, pleasant1
  • ses Turkic — voice, sound2

How was the name Güzelses formed?

Güzelses was formed by joining güzel (“güzel: beautiful”) and ses (“ses: voice, sound”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Güzelses?

Güzelses Gürses Güzel Adıgüzel Şenses Gülses Sesigüzel Tatlıses Akses Demirses Güzeller Güzelmansur Güzelpınar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gürses same root – –
02 Güzel same root – –
03 Adıgüzel same root – –
04 Şenses same root – –
05 Gülses same root – –
06 Sesigüzel same root – –
07 Tatlıses same root – –
08 Akses same root – –
09 Demirses same root – –
10 Güzeller same root – –
11 Güzelmansur same root – –
12 Güzelpınar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Güzelses?

  1. Umut Güzelses association football player 1987–
  2. Celal Güzelses dengbêj 1899–1959

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

How is Güzelses written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Guzelses.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: güzel accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ses accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Güzelses accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ses accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Güzelses

Q1

What does the surname Güzelses mean?

Güzelses means ‘beautiful voice, sweet-voiced’, from güzel ‘beautiful’ and ses ‘voice’. Ses can also mean ‘renown’, but the name most naturally describes a pleasing voice. Both words go back to Proto-Turkic.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Güzelses?

Güzelses is made up of two elements: güzel “beautiful, pleasant” (Turkic) and ses “voice, sound” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Güzelses?

Gü·zel·ses, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɟyzelˈses/.