Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özyiğit

Özyiğit /øzjiˈjit/ ASCII Ozyigit

“true hero”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 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 Özyiğit?

Özyiğit

IPA /øzjiˈjit/

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

What does the surname Özyiğit mean?

Öz ‘genuine, pure’ joins yiğit ‘brave young man’: ‘a true hero’. In Turkish yiğit is the bold, upright and fearless young man. The name uses öz-, a favourite element of the 1934 surnames; no dictionary entry explains it directly.1,2

Grammar Two-element compound: öz + yiğit.

That Özyiğit goes back to öz and yiğit is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Özyiğit made of?

Özyiğit is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (own; genuine) + yiğit (brave young man).

Özyiğit ++ first element öz own; genuine TURKIC öz “pure; own” suffix yiğit brave young man TURKIC yiğit “brave young man, hero” Özyiğit öz first element own; genuine öz TURKIC “pure; own” yiğit suffix brave young man yiğit TURKIC “brave young man, hero”
Özyiğit: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — pure; own1
  • yiğit Turkic — brave young man, hero2

How was the name Özyiğit formed?

Özyiğit was formed by adding the suffix yiğit (“brave young man”) to öz (“own; genuine”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Özyiğit?

Özyiğit Yiğit Koçyiğit Eryiğit Yiğitbaşı Yiğiter Başyiğit Kocayiğit Yiğitoğlu Akyigit Babayiğit Bozyiğit Doğanyiğit
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yiğit same root – –
02 Koçyiğit same root – –
03 Eryiğit same root – –
04 Yiğitbaşı same root – –
05 Yiğiter same root – –
06 Başyiğit same root – –
07 Kocayiğit same root – –
08 Yiğitoğlu same root – –
09 Akyigit same root – –
10 Babayiğit same root – –
11 Bozyiğit same root – –
12 Doğanyiğit same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özyiğit?

  1. Evren Özyiğit association football player 1986–
  2. Arzu Özyiğit basketball player 1972–
  3. Kemal Mert Özyiğit association football player 1994–
  4. Erol Özyiğit poet 1972–
  5. Tolga Özyiğit researcher
  6. İbrahim İlker Özyiğit researcher
  7. İkra Elif Özyiğit badminton player 2006–

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

How is Özyiğit written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Ozyigit in foreign passports and registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yiğit accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yiğit accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özyiğit

Q1

What does the surname Özyiğit mean?

Öz ‘genuine, pure’ joins yiğit ‘brave young man’: ‘a true hero’. In Turkish yiğit is the bold, upright and fearless young man. The name uses öz-, a favourite element of the 1934 surnames; no dictionary entry explains it directly.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özyiğit?

Özyiğit is made up of two elements: öz “pure; own” (Turkic) and yiğit “brave young man, hero” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özyiğit?

Öz·yi·ğit, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzjiˈjit/.