Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Mevsim

Mevsim /mevˈsim/

“season”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
front
Initial
M
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 Mevsim?

Mevsim

IPA /mevˈsim/

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

What does the surname Mevsim mean?

Mevsim is a season, one of the four climatic parts of the year. The word comes from Arabic mawsim, “appointed time, season (of a fair or pilgrimage)”. As a name it calls to mind the cycle and renewal of time.1

Mevsim is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Mevsim made of?

Mevsim is a single Arabic root: mevsim (mevsim: season).

Mevsim root mevsim mevsim: season ARABIC mawsim “appointed time, season” Mevsim mevsim root mevsim: season mawsim ARABIC “appointed time, season”
Mevsim: parts and root words
  • mawsim Arabic — appointed time, season1

How was the name Mevsim formed?

Mevsim is the word mevsim (“mevsim: season”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Who are some well-known people named Mevsim?

  1. Hüseyin Mevsim writer 1964–

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

Is Mevsim also a first name?

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

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

How is Mevsim written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Mevsim abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: mevsim accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: mevsim accessed 9 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Mevsim

Q1

What does the surname Mevsim mean?

Mevsim is a season, one of the four climatic parts of the year. The word comes from Arabic mawsim, “appointed time, season (of a fair or pilgrimage)”. As a name it calls to mind the cycle and renewal of time.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Mevsim?

The root word of Mevsim is mawsim (Arabic): “appointed time, season”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Mevsim?

Mev·sim, 2 syllables; IPA: /mevˈsim/.