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Yağmurdereli

Yağmurdereli /jaːmuɾdeɾeˈli/ ASCII Yagmurdereli

“from Yağmurdere”3

Letters / syllables
12 / 5
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Y
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Yağmurdereli?

Yağmurdereli

IPA /jaːmuɾdeɾeˈli/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Yağmurdereli mean?

Yağmurdereli means ‘from Yağmurdere’, a village in Gümüşhane Province. The place name combines yağmur ‘rain’, from Old Turkic yaġmur, and dere ‘valley, stream’, from Persian dara ‘valley’.2,3

Grammar Yağmurdere + -li.

That Yağmurdereli goes back to yağmur and dere is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Yağmurdereli made of?

Yağmurdereli breaks into 3 parts: yağmur (yağmur: rain) + dere (dere: valley, stream) + -li (-li: from (a place)).

Yağmurdereli ++ root yağmur yağmur: rain TURKIC yağmur “rain” root dere dere: valley, stream PERSIAN dere “valley; stream” suffix -li -li: from (a place) Yağmurdereli yağmur root yağmur: rain yağmur TURKIC “rain” dere root dere: valley, stream dere PERSIAN “valley; stream” -li suffix -li: from (a place)
Yağmurdereli: parts and root words
  • yağmur Turkic — rain3
  • dere Persian — valley; stream2

How was the name Yağmurdereli formed?

Yağmurdereli belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (yağmur + dere + -li).

Which surnames are related to Yağmurdereli?

Yağmurdereli Yağmur Dereli Dere Altındere Gümüşdere Derelioğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yağmur same root – –
02 Dereli same root – –
03 Dere same root – –
04 Altındere same root – –
05 Gümüşdere same root – –
06 Derelioğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yağmurdereli?

  1. Eşber Yağmurdereli screenwriter 1945–
  2. Osman Yağmurdereli politician 1953–2008
  3. Zeki Yağmurdereli politician 1918–1989

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

How is Yağmurdereli written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Yagmurdereli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Yağmurdere accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dere accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yağmur 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yağmurdereli

Q1

What does the surname Yağmurdereli mean?

Yağmurdereli means ‘from Yağmurdere’, a village in Gümüşhane Province. The place name combines yağmur ‘rain’, from Old Turkic yaġmur, and dere ‘valley, stream’, from Persian dara ‘valley’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yağmurdereli?

The root word of Yağmurdereli is yağmur (Persian): “rain”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yağmurdereli?

Yağ·mur·de·re·li, 5 syllables; IPA: /jaːmuɾdeɾeˈli/.