Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Milli

Milli /milˈli/

“national”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
M
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Milli?

Milli

IPA /milˈli/

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

What does the surname Milli mean?

Milli means ‘national, of the nation’. According to Nişanyan the word was borrowed from the Arabic adjective millī ‘belonging to the nation’, the relational form of Arabic milla(t). Turkish millet ‘nation’ comes from the same word.1

Milli is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Milli made of?

Milli is a single Arabic root: milli (national).

Milli root milli national ARABIC milli “belonging to the nation;Arabic millī” Milli milli root national milli ARABIC “belonging to the nation; Arabicmillī”
Milli: parts and root words
  • milli Arabic — belonging to the nation; Arabic millī1

How was the name Milli formed?

Milli is the adjective milli (“national”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Milli?

  1. Metin Milli singer 1943–2023
  2. Mithat Milli politician 1874–1923

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: milli accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name 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

Common questions about Milli

Q1

What does the surname Milli mean?

Milli means ‘national, of the nation’. According to Nişanyan the word was borrowed from the Arabic adjective millī ‘belonging to the nation’, the relational form of Arabic milla(t). Turkish millet ‘nation’ comes from the same word.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Milli?

The root word of Milli is milli (Arabic): “belonging to the nation; Arabic millī”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Milli?

Mil·li, 2 syllables; IPA: /milˈli/.