Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yalman

Yalman /jaɫˈman/

“blade edge, sharp point”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Y
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Yalman?

Yalman

IPA /jaɫˈman/

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

What does the surname Yalman mean?

In dialect a yalman is the cutting edge or sharp point of a sword, knife or spear; a folk song sings of ‘the yalman of his spear turning in the sky’. As an adjective it also means ‘steep, sheer’. There is a village called Yalman in Aksaray.1

Grammar Dialect noun, also used as an adjective.

Yalman is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yalman made of?

Yalman is a single Turkic root: yalman (cutting edge of a blade; steep).

Yalman + root yalman cutting edge of a blade;steep TURKIC yalman “cutting edge, point of ablade” TURKIC yalman “steep, oblique” Yalman yalman root cutting edge of a blade; steep yalman TURKIC “cutting edge, point of a blade” yalman TURKIC “steep, oblique”
Yalman: parts and root words
  • yalman Turkic — cutting edge, point of a blade1
  • yalman Turkic — steep, oblique1

How was the name Yalman formed?

Yalman is the word yalman (“cutting edge of a blade; steep”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Who are some well-known people named Yalman?

  1. Aytaç Yalman military leader 1940–2020
  2. Ahmet Emin Yalman politician 1888–1972
  3. Özlem Yalman basketball player 1977–
  4. Alp Yalman businessperson 1940–
  5. Müjdat Yalman association football player 1949–2021
  6. Nur Yalman anthropologist 1931–2026
  7. Ahmet Hamdi Yalman politician 1877–1959
  8. Lütfi Yalman politician 1956–

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

Is Yalman also a first name?

Yes. Yalman is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “blade edge, sharp point”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Yalman accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yalman accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yalman 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Yalman

Q1

What does the surname Yalman mean?

In dialect a yalman is the cutting edge or sharp point of a sword, knife or spear; a folk song sings of ‘the yalman of his spear turning in the sky’. As an adjective it also means ‘steep, sheer’. There is a village called Yalman in Aksaray.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yalman?

The root word of Yalman is yalman (Turkic): “cutting edge, point of a blade”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yalman?

Yal·man, 2 syllables; IPA: /jaɫˈman/.