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Özyılmazel

Özyılmazel /øzjɯɫmaˈzel/ ASCII Ozyilmazel

“true, undaunted people”3

Probable origin Özyılmazel: root entries for yılmak + el · How do we know?

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Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ö
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How do you pronounce Özyılmazel?

Özyılmazel

IPA /øzjɯɫmaˈzel/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Özyılmazel mean?

Özyılmazel has three elements: öz ‘true’, yılmaz ‘undaunted’ (the negative aorist of yılmak ‘to lose heart’) and el ‘country, people’. As a whole it reads as ‘a true, undaunted people’. It is not a dictionary headword.1,3

Grammar öz + yıl-maz + el.

That Özyılmazel goes back to yılmak and el is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Özyılmazel made of?

Özyılmazel is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: öz (öz: own; true) + yılmaz (yılmaz: undaunted) + el (el: country, people).

Özyılmazel ++ root öz öz: own; true TURKIC yılmak “to be daunted” root yılmaz yılmaz: undaunted TURKIC el “country, realm, people” root el el: country, people Özyılmazel öz root öz: own; true yılmak TURKIC “to be daunted” yılmaz root yılmaz: undaunted el TURKIC “country, realm, people” el root el: country, people
Özyılmazel: parts and root words
  • yılmak Turkic — to be daunted3
  • el Turkic — country, realm, people1

How was the name Özyılmazel formed?

Özyılmazel was formed by joining öz (“öz: own; true”) and yılmaz (“yılmaz: undaunted”) + el.

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

Which surnames are related to Özyılmazel?

Özyılmazel Yılmaz Yılmazer Eryılmaz Türkyılmaz Yılmazkaya Özyılmaz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yılmaz same root 1 1,177,896
02 Yılmazer same root – –
03 Eryılmaz same root – –
04 Türkyılmaz same root – –
05 Yılmazkaya same root – –
06 Özyılmaz same root – –
07 Yılmaztürk same root – –
08 Karayılmaz same root – –
09 Yılmaztekin same root – –
10 Çelikyılmaz same root – –
11 Kanyılmaz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özyılmazel?

  1. Ayşe Özyılmazel singer 1979–
  2. Mithat Özyılmazel singer 1952–

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

How is Özyılmazel written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Ozyilmazel.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Özyılmazel?

Çetinel, Karayılmaz and Yılmaztekin share gloss keywords with Özyılmazel within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Özyılmazel?

Read the root, formation and register information for Özyılmazel alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: el
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Özyılmazel
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yılmak
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: el
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)

Common questions about Özyılmazel

Q1

What does the surname Özyılmazel mean?

Özyılmazel has three elements: öz ‘true’, yılmaz ‘undaunted’ (the negative aorist of yılmak ‘to lose heart’) and el ‘country, people’. As a whole it reads as ‘a true, undaunted people’. It is not a dictionary headword.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özyılmazel?

Özyılmazel is made up of two elements: yılmak “to be daunted” (Turkic) and el “country, realm, people” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özyılmazel?

Öz·yıl·ma·zel, 4 syllables; IPA: /øzjɯɫmaˈzel/.