Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 4,540

Üşümez

Üşümez /yʃyˈmez/ ASCII Usumez

“one who never feels cold”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
front
Initial
Ü
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 Üşümez?

Üşümez

IPA /yʃyˈmez/

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

What does the surname Üşümez mean?

Üşümez is the negative aorist of üşümek “to feel cold”: “one who never feels cold”, hardy against the cold. It follows surnames built on the negative aorist, such as Yılmaz and Tükenmez.1

Grammar üşü- + negative aorist -mez.

That Üşümez goes back to üşümek is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Üşümez made of?

Üşümez is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: üşü- (üşümek: to feel cold) + -mez (negative aorist).

Üşümez + root üşü- üşümek: to feel cold TURKIC üşümek “to feel cold” suffix -mez negative aorist Üşümez üşü- root üşümek: to feel cold üşümek TURKIC “to feel cold” -mez suffix negative aorist
Üşümez: parts and root words
  • üşümek Turkic — to feel cold1

How was the name Üşümez formed?

Üşümez was formed by adding the suffix -mez (“negative aorist”) to the verb stem üşü- (“üşümek: to feel cold”).

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

Who are some well-known people named Üşümez?

  1. Aslıhan Üşümez researcher
  2. Serdar Üşümez researcher

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

How is Üşümez written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Usumez: ş becomes s or sh; ü may appear as u or ue.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: üşümek accessed 9 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 Üşümez

Q1

What does the surname Üşümez mean?

Üşümez is the negative aorist of üşümek “to feel cold”: “one who never feels cold”, hardy against the cold. It follows surnames built on the negative aorist, such as Yılmaz and Tükenmez.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Üşümez?

The root word of Üşümez is üşümek (Turkic): “to feel cold”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Üşümez?

Ü·şü·mez, 3 syllables; IPA: /yʃyˈmez/.