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Yağmur

Yağmur /jaːˈmuɾ/ ASCII Yagmur

“rain”2

Province lists
11
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Yağmur?

Yağmur

IPA /jaːˈmuɾ/

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

What does the surname Yağmur mean?

Yağmur is rain, water falling from the clouds in drops, a symbol of plenty and of the land coming back to life. The word shares its root with the verb yağmak “to fall (of rain or snow)”. Yağmur is also a given name for girls and boys.2

Grammar Noun related to the verb stem yağ- “to rain”.

Yağmur is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yağmur made of?

Yağmur is a single Turkic root: yağmur (yağmur: rain).

Yağmur root yağmur yağmur: rain TURKIC yağmur “rain, water vapourfalling as drops” Yağmur yağmur root yağmur: rain yağmur TURKIC “rain, water vapour falling asdrops”
Yağmur: parts and root words
  • yağmur Turkic — rain, water vapour falling as drops2

How was the name Yağmur formed?

Yağmur is the word yağmur (“yağmur: rain”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Yağmur?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yağmurdereli same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Yağmur most common?

Yağmur is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 25th in Kırşehir.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir · rank 25 · 881 people Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Yağmur: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Kırşehir25881

Who are some well-known people named Yağmur?

  1. Mehmet Yağmur basketball player 1987–
  2. Eser Yağmur association football player 1983–
  3. Ali Yağmur amateur wrestler 1943–
  4. Yaşar Yağmur singer 1954–
  5. Cumalı Yağmur author 2000–
  6. Ersen Aydın Yağmur researcher
  7. Hande Yağmur researcher
  8. Jülide Yağmur researcher

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

Is Yağmur also a first name?

Yes. Yağmur is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “rain”.

2022–2025

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

How is Yağmur written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is written Yagmur in English and German records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yağmur 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 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Yağmur

Q1

What does the surname Yağmur mean?

Yağmur is rain, water falling from the clouds in drops, a symbol of plenty and of the land coming back to life. The word shares its root with the verb yağmak “to fall (of rain or snow)”. Yağmur is also a given name for girls and boys.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yağmur?

The root word of Yağmur is yağmur (Turkic): “rain, water vapour falling as drops”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yağmur?

Yağ·mur, 2 syllables; IPA: /jaːˈmuɾ/.