SURNAMEEntry 2,810
Söylemezgiller
“the Söylemez family; the silent ones”1
- CategorySurnames from nicknames
- OriginTurkic
- FormFrom a verb
- Letters / syllables
- 14 / 5
- Formation
- From a verb
- Vowel harmony
- front
- Initial
- S
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How do you pronounce Söylemezgiller?
The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Söylemezgiller mean?
Formed from söylemez ‘does not speak, does not tell’ with the family suffix -gil and plural -ler: ‘the Söylemez family’. According to Nişanyan, söylemek comes from Old Turkic sözle- ‘to address words’, from söz ‘word’.1
Grammar söyle- + -mez + -gil + -ler.
That Söylemezgiller goes back to söylemek is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
What is Söylemezgiller made of?
Söylemezgiller breaks into 4 parts: söyle- (söylemek: to say, speak) + -mez (negative aorist) + -gil (-gil: family suffix) + -ler (-ler: plural).
- söylemek Turkic — to address words, to say1
How was the name Söylemezgiller formed?
Söylemezgiller belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (söyle- + -mez + -gil + -ler).
Which surnames are related to Söylemezgiller?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Söylemez | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Söylemezoğlu | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Söyler | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Söylemezgiller?
- Kağan Söylemezgiller association football player 1988–
People surnamed Söylemezgiller as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Söylemezgiller written and pronounced abroad?
In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Soylemezgiller.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: söylemek
- 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759)
Common questions about Söylemezgiller
- Q1
What does the surname Söylemezgiller mean?
- Formed from söylemez ‘does not speak, does not tell’ with the family suffix -gil and plural -ler: ‘the Söylemez family’. According to Nişanyan, söylemek comes from Old Turkic sözle- ‘to address words’, from söz ‘word’.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Söylemezgiller?
- The root word of Söylemezgiller is söylemek (Turkic): “to address words, to say”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Söylemezgiller?
- Söy·le·mez·gil·ler, 5 syllables; IPA: /søjlemezɟilˈleɾ/.