Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Suiçmez

Suiçmez /suit͡ʃˈmez/ ASCII Suicmez

“one who does not drink water”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
S
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Suiçmez?

Suiçmez

IPA /suit͡ʃˈmez/

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

What does the surname Suiçmez mean?

Built from su ‘water’ and içmez, the negative aorist of içmek ‘to drink’: ‘does not drink water’. Which figurative sense, if any, the surname intends is not documented. Su comes from Old Turkic sub/suv, iç- from Old Turkic iç-.1,2

Grammar su + içmez (negative aorist of içmek).

That Suiçmez goes back to su and içmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Suiçmez made of?

Suiçmez breaks into 3 parts: su (su: water) + iç- (içmek: to drink) + -mez (negative aorist).

Suiçmez ++ root su su: water TURKIC su “water” root iç- içmek: to drink TURKIC içmek “to drink” suffix -mez negative aorist Suiçmez su root su: water su TURKIC “water” iç- root içmek: to drink içmek TURKIC “to drink” -mez suffix negative aorist
Suiçmez: parts and root words
  • su Turkic — water1
  • içmek Turkic — to drink2

How was the name Suiçmez formed?

Suiçmez belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (su + iç- + -mez).

Who are some well-known people named Suiçmez?

  1. Ertoz Vahit Suiçmez statesperson 1943–
  2. Sibel Suiçmez politician 1964–
  3. Muhammed Suiçmez singer 1975–

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

How is Suiçmez written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: su accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: içmek accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Suiçmez

Q1

What does the surname Suiçmez mean?

Built from su ‘water’ and içmez, the negative aorist of içmek ‘to drink’: ‘does not drink water’. Which figurative sense, if any, the surname intends is not documented. Su comes from Old Turkic sub/suv, iç- from Old Turkic iç-.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Suiçmez?

The root word of Suiçmez is su (Turkic): “water”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Suiçmez?

Su·iç·mez, 3 syllables; IPA: /suit͡ʃˈmez/.