Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yamaç

Yamaç /jaˈmatʃ/ ASCII Yamac

“hillside, slope”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Y
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Yamaç?

Yamaç

IPA /jaˈmatʃ/

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

What does the surname Yamaç mean?

A yamaç is the sloping side of a mountain or hill. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to an older form yaŋaç ‘side, edge’, itself built on yaŋ ‘side’. In regional speech it also means ‘the opposite side, the front’.2

Yamaç is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yamaç made of?

Yamaç is a single root: yamaç (slope, hillside).

Yamaç root yamaç slope, hillside TURKIC yamaç “slope, hillside” Yamaç yamaç root slope, hillside yamaç TURKIC “slope, hillside”
Yamaç: parts and root words
  • yamaç Turkic — slope, hillside2

How was the name Yamaç formed?

Yamaç belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Yamaç?

  1. Muharrem Korhan Yamaç athlete 1972–
  2. Haluk Yamaç athlete 1957–
  3. Kadri Yamaç physician 1958–
  4. Burak Yamaç association football player 1998–
  5. Enginalp Yamaç association football player 2004–
  6. Mustafa Yamaç researcher
  7. Sinan Yamaç actor

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

Is Yamaç also a first name?

Yes. Yamaç is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “hillside, slope”.

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

How is Yamaç written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Yamac.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yamaç accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yamaç 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yamaç

Q1

What does the surname Yamaç mean?

A yamaç is the sloping side of a mountain or hill. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to an older form yaŋaç ‘side, edge’, itself built on yaŋ ‘side’. In regional speech it also means ‘the opposite side, the front’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yamaç?

The root word of Yamaç is yamaç (Turkic): “slope, hillside”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yamaç?

Ya·maç, 2 syllables; IPA: /jaˈmatʃ/.