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Mayhoş

Mayhoş /majˈhoʃ/ ASCII Mayhos

“sweet-and-sour”1

Established origin Mayhoş: root entries for mâyxoš · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Mayhoş?

Mayhoş

IPA /majˈhoʃ/

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

What does the surname Mayhoş mean?

Mayhoş describes a taste that is both sweet and slightly sour; figuratively it describes a friendship gone a little sour. It comes from Persian mâyxoš, from mâye “substance” and xoš “pleasant”.1

Mayhoş is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Mayhoş made of?

Mayhoş is a single Persian root: mayhoş (mayhoş: sweet-and-sour).

Mayhoş root mayhoş mayhoş: sweet-and-sour PERSIAN mâyxoš “sweet-and-sour (mâye‘stuff’ + xoš…” Mayhoş mayhoş root mayhoş: sweet-and-sour mâyxoš PERSIAN “sweet-and-sour (mâye ‘stuff’ +xoš ‘pleasant’)”
Mayhoş: parts and root words
  • mâyxoš Persian — sweet-and-sour (mâye “stuff” + xoš “pleasant”)1

How was the name Mayhoş formed?

Mayhoş is the adjective mayhoş (“mayhoş: sweet-and-sour”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

How is Mayhoş written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Mayhos: ş is written s or sh.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Mayhoş?

Tatlıoğlu, Cici and Ekşi share gloss keywords with Mayhoş within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Mayhoş?

Read the root, formation and register information for Mayhoş alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: mayhoş accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: mayhoş accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Mayhoş

Q1

What does the surname Mayhoş mean?

Mayhoş describes a taste that is both sweet and slightly sour; figuratively it describes a friendship gone a little sour. It comes from Persian mâyxoš, from mâye “substance” and xoš “pleasant”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Mayhoş?

The root word of Mayhoş is mâyxoš (Persian): ‘sweet-and-sour (mâye “stuff” + xoš “pleasant”)’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Mayhoş?

May·hoş, 2 syllables; IPA: /majˈhoʃ/.