Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tilbe

Tilbe /tilˈbe/

“frenzied; alert”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
T
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Tilbe?

Tilbe

IPA /tilˈbe/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Tilbe mean?

Tilbe is a name proposed in 1934 during the language reform, used mainly for girls. The English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Turkic **tēlbe* ‘mad, frenzied’, the source of modern deli ‘crazy’ as well. Nişanyan Adlar, however, records the meaning ‘alert, meticulous’ for the name.1

Grammar A doublet of modern deli.

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. English Wiktionary: from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe ‘mad’, a doublet of deli.
  2. Nişanyan Adlar: a New Turkish name proposed in 1934, glossed ‘alert, meticulous’.

What is Tilbe made of?

Tilbe is a single Turkic root: tilbe (tilbe: Old Turkic ‘mad, frenzied’).

Tilbe root tilbe tilbe: Old Turkic ‘mad,frenzied’ TURKIC tilbe “mad, frenzied; the oldform behind deli” Tilbe tilbe root tilbe: Old Turkic ‘mad, frenzied’ tilbe TURKIC “mad, frenzied; the old formbehind deli”
Tilbe: parts and root words
  • tilbe Turkic — mad, frenzied; the old form behind deli1

How was the name Tilbe formed?

Tilbe is the word tilbe (“tilbe: Old Turkic ‘mad, frenzied’”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Who are some well-known people named Tilbe?

  1. Yıldız Tilbe actor 1966–

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

Is Tilbe also a first name?

Yes. Tilbe is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “frenzied; alert”.

Tilbe as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Tilbe

Q1

What does the surname Tilbe mean?

Tilbe is a name proposed in 1934 during the language reform, used mainly for girls. The English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Turkic **tēlbe* ‘mad, frenzied’, the source of modern deli ‘crazy’ as well. Nişanyan Adlar, however, records the meaning ‘alert, meticulous’ for the name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tilbe?

The root word of Tilbe is tilbe (Turkic): “mad, frenzied; the old form behind deli”. There are 3 competing views on where Tilbe comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tilbe?

Til·be, 2 syllables; IPA: /tilˈbe/.