Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tilmaç

Tilmaç /tilˈmatʃ/ ASCII Tilmac

“interpreter”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
T
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 Tilmaç?

Tilmaç

IPA /tilˈmatʃ/

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

What does the surname Tilmaç mean?

Tilmaç is a form close to the old shape of dilmaç ‘interpreter’. According to Nişanyan, dilmaç comes from Old Turkic tılmaç ‘interpreter’, built from tıl ‘tongue, language’ and the occupational suffix +mAç. Hungarian tolmács and German Dolmetscher were borrowed from this Turkish word.1

Grammar til (dil) + -maç (occupational suffix).

What is Tilmaç made of?

Tilmaç is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: til (tongue, language) + -maç (occupational suffix).

Tilmaç + root til tongue, language TURKIC dilmaç “interpreter; Old Turkictılmaç” suffix -maç occupational suffix Tilmaç til root tongue, language dilmaç TURKIC “interpreter; Old Turkic tılmaç” -maç suffix occupational suffix
Tilmaç: parts and root words
  • dilmaç Turkic — interpreter; Old Turkic tılmaç1

How was the name Tilmaç formed?

Tilmaç was formed by adding the suffix -maç (“occupational suffix”) to til (“tongue, language”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Tilmaç?

  1. Sümer Tilmaç actor 1948–2015
  2. Feryal Tilmaç author 1969–

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

How is Tilmaç written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Tilmac.

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Tilmaç

Q1

What does the surname Tilmaç mean?

Tilmaç is a form close to the old shape of dilmaç ‘interpreter’. According to Nişanyan, dilmaç comes from Old Turkic tılmaç ‘interpreter’, built from tıl ‘tongue, language’ and the occupational suffix +mAç. Hungarian tolmács and German Dolmetscher were borrowed from this Turkish word.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tilmaç?

The root word of Tilmaç is dilmaç (Turkic): “interpreter; Old Turkic tılmaç”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tilmaç?

Til·maç, 2 syllables; IPA: /tilˈmatʃ/.