Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Üçyıldız

Üçyıldız /ytʃjɯɫˈdɯz/ ASCII Ucyildiz

“three stars”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ü
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Üçyıldız?

Üçyıldız

IPA /ytʃjɯɫˈdɯz/

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

What does the surname Üçyıldız mean?

The numeral üç “three” with yıldız “star”: “three stars”. It belongs among surnames built on images of the sky.1,2

That Üçyıldız goes back to üç and yıldız is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Üçyıldız made of?

Üçyıldız is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: üç (üç: three) + yıldız (yıldız: star).

Üçyıldız + root üç üç: three TURKIC üç “three” root yıldız yıldız: star TURKIC yıldız “star” Üçyıldız üç root üç: three üç TURKIC “three” yıldız root yıldız: star yıldız TURKIC “star”
Üçyıldız: parts and root words
  • üç Turkic — three1
  • yıldız Turkic — star2

How was the name Üçyıldız formed?

Üçyıldız is a name newly coined from üç (“üç: three”) and yıldız (“yıldız: star”) in the years of the surname law.

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

Which surnames are related to Üçyıldız?

Üçyıldız Yıldız Akyıldız Ayyıldız Yıldızhan Özyıldız Sarıyıldız Yıldızoğlu Tanyıldızı Taçyıldız Tanyıldız Gökyıldız İldiz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yıldız same root 5 697,080
02 Akyıldız same root – –
03 Ayyıldız same root – –
04 Yıldızhan same root – –
05 Özyıldız same root – –
06 Sarıyıldız same root – –
07 Yıldızoğlu same root – –
08 Tanyıldızı same root – –
09 Taçyıldız same root – –
10 Tanyıldız same root – –
11 Gökyıldız same root – –
12 İldiz same root – –

How is Üçyıldız written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Ucyildiz: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i; ç is written c or ch; ö and ü often lose their dots.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: üç accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yıldız 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
  4. 4 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Üçyıldız

Q1

What does the surname Üçyıldız mean?

The numeral üç “three” with yıldız “star”: “three stars”. It belongs among surnames built on images of the sky.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Üçyıldız?

Üçyıldız is made up of two elements: üç “three” (Turkic) and yıldız “star” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Üçyıldız?

Üç·yıl·dız, 3 syllables; IPA: /ytʃjɯɫˈdɯz/.