Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,423

İldiz

İldiz /ilˈdiz/ ASCII Ildiz

“star”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 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. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce İldiz?

İldiz

IPA /ilˈdiz/

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

What does the surname İldiz mean?

İldiz is understood as a form of yıldız ‘star’ without the initial y; Nişanyan Adlar refers the name to the entry Yıldız. Yıldız comes from Old Turkic yultuz/yulduz; the form ılduz also appears in the old Anatolian texts that Nişanyan quotes.2

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

What is İldiz made of?

İldiz is a single Turkic root: ıldız (ıldız/ildiz: dialect form of yıldız ‘star’).

İldiz root ıldız ıldız/ildiz: dialect formof yıldız ‘star’ TURKIC yıldız “star” İldiz ıldız root ıldız/ildiz: dialect form of yıldız‘star’ yıldız TURKIC “star”
İldiz: parts and root words
  • yıldız Turkic — star2

How was the name İldiz formed?

İldiz is the word ıldız (“ıldız/ildiz: dialect form of yıldız ‘star’”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to İldiz?

İldiz Akyıldız Ayyıldız Yıldızhan Özyıldız Sarıyıldız Yıldızoğlu Tanyıldızı Taçyıldız Tanyıldız Gökyıldız Yıldızdoğan Üçyıldız
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akyıldız same root – –
02 Ayyıldız same root – –
03 Yıldızhan same root – –
04 Özyıldız same root – –
05 Sarıyıldız same root – –
06 Yıldızoğlu same root – –
07 Tanyıldızı same root – –
08 Taçyıldız same root – –
09 Tanyıldız same root – –
10 Gökyıldız same root – –
11 Yıldızdoğan same root – –
12 Üçyıldız same root – –

How else is İldiz spelled?

Yıldızspelling

Is İldiz also a first name?

Yes. İldiz is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “star”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: İldiz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yıldız accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about İldiz

Q1

What does the surname İldiz mean?

İldiz is understood as a form of yıldız ‘star’ without the initial y; Nişanyan Adlar refers the name to the entry Yıldız. Yıldız comes from Old Turkic yultuz/yulduz; the form ılduz also appears in the old Anatolian texts that Nişanyan quotes.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İldiz?

The root word of İldiz is yıldız (Turkic): “star”.
Q3

How do you pronounce İldiz?

İl·diz, 2 syllables; IPA: /ilˈdiz/.