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İdil

İdil /iˈdil/ ASCII Idil

“the Volga; idyll”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
İ
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce İdil?

İdil

IPA /iˈdil/

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

What does the surname İdil mean?

İdil (İtil) is the Turkic and Tatar name of the Volga River; Nişanyan Adlar notes that the name refers first of all to this river and that the name given in 1937 to the İdil district of Şırnak also stands for the Volga. The same form coincides in Turkish with idil, “idyll, a short poem of country life”, from French idylle. It is also used as a female name.1

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. The Turkic name İtil/İdil of the Volga (Nişanyan Adlar).
  2. French idylle, “idyll” (Nişanyan; secondary in Adlar).

İdil is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is İdil made of?

İdil is a single root: İdil (Turkic name of the Volga; idil “idyll”).

İdil + root İdil Turkic name of the Volga;idil “idyll” TURKIC İtil / İdil “Turkic and Tatar name ofthe Volga” FRENCH idylle “French ‘idyll’” İdil İdil root Turkic name of the Volga; idil “idyll” İtil / İdil TURKIC “Turkic and Tatar name of theVolga” idylle FRENCH “French ‘idyll’”
İdil: parts and root words
  • İtil / İdil Turkic — Turkic and Tatar name of the Volga1
  • idylle French — French “idyll”1

How was the name İdil formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named İdil?

  1. Ahmet Mümtaz İdil journalist 1952–2017
  2. Kamil İdil politician 1900–1982
  3. Vedat İdil classical archaeologist 1946–
  4. Aysun İdil researcher
  5. Hasan İdil researcher

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

Is İdil also a first name?

Yes. İdil is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “the Volga; idyll”.

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

How is İdil written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Idil.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: İdil accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: idil accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: İdil 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 İdil

Q1

What does the surname İdil mean?

İdil (İtil) is the Turkic and Tatar name of the Volga River; Nişanyan Adlar notes that the name refers first of all to this river and that the name given in 1937 to the İdil district of Şırnak also stands for the Volga. The same form coincides in Turkish with idil, “idyll, a short poem of country life”, from French idylle. It is also used as a female name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İdil?

The root word of İdil is İtil / İdil (Turkic): “Turkic and Tatar name of the Volga”. There are 3 competing views on where İdil comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce İdil?

İ·dil, 2 syllables; IPA: /iˈdil/.