Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özince

Özince /øzinˈd͡ʒe/ ASCII Ozince

“truly refined”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
front
Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Özince?

Özince

IPA /øzinˈd͡ʒe/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Özince mean?

Built from öz ‘genuine’ and ince ‘slender; refined, courteous’: ‘truly refined’. According to Nişanyan, ince comes from Old Turkic inçge/yinçge ‘thin, delicate’.1

Grammar öz + ince.

That Özince goes back to öz and ince is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Özince made of?

Özince is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: genuine, true) + ince (ince: slender; refined).

Özince + first element öz öz: genuine, true TURKIC öz “own; genuine” root ince ince: slender; refined TURKIC ince “thin, slender” Özince öz first element öz: genuine, true öz TURKIC “own; genuine” ince root ince: slender; refined ince TURKIC “thin, slender”
Özince: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; genuine1
  • ince Turkic — thin, slender1

How was the name Özince formed?

Özince is a name newly coined from öz (“öz: genuine, true”) and ince (“ince: slender; refined”) in the years of the surname law.

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

Which surnames are related to Özince?

Özince İnce İncesu İnceoğlu İncedayı İnceköse İnceman İnceöz İncekara
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 İnce same root – –
02 İncesu same root – –
03 İnceoğlu same root – –
04 İncedayı same root – –
05 İnceköse same root – –
06 İnceman same root – –
07 İnceöz same root – –
08 İncekara same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özince?

  1. Ersin Özince banker 1953–
  2. Güler Özince musician

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

How is Özince written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Ozince.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ince 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 Özince

Q1

What does the surname Özince mean?

Built from öz ‘genuine’ and ince ‘slender; refined, courteous’: ‘truly refined’. According to Nişanyan, ince comes from Old Turkic inçge/yinçge ‘thin, delicate’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özince?

Özince is made up of two elements: öz “own; genuine” (Turkic) and ince “thin, slender” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özince?

Ö·zin·ce, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzinˈd͡ʒe/.