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Yanıkömeroğlu

Yanıkömeroğlu /janɯcømeɾoːˈɫu/ ASCII Yanikomeroglu

“son of Yanık Ömer”1

Letters / syllables
13 / 6
Formation
Patronymic
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 Yanıkömeroğlu?

Yanıkömeroğlu

IPA /janɯcømeɾoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 6 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Yanıkömeroğlu mean?

A family name meaning ‘son of Yanık Ömer’. Yanık ‘burnt, sunburnt’ derives, according to Nişanyan, from yak- ‘to burn’ and stands here as an epithet before the name Ömer, the Turkish form of Arabic ʿUmar.1

Grammar yanık + Ömer + -oğlu.

That Yanıkömeroğlu goes back to yanık and ʿUmar is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Yanıkömeroğlu made of?

Yanıkömeroğlu breaks into 3 parts: yanık (yanık: burnt; sunburnt) + Ömer (Ömer: personal name) + -oğlu (-oğlu: son of).

Yanıkömeroğlu ++ root yanık yanık: burnt; sunburnt TURKIC yanık “burnt; sunburnt” root Ömer Ömer: personal name ARABIC ʿUmar “the name Umar” suffix -oğlu -oğlu: son of Yanıkömeroğlu yanık root yanık: burnt; sunburnt yanık TURKIC “burnt; sunburnt” Ömer root Ömer: personal name ʿUmar ARABIC “the name Umar” -oğlu suffix -oğlu: son of
Yanıkömeroğlu: parts and root words
  • yanık Turkic — burnt; sunburnt1
  • ʿUmar Arabic — the name Umar1

How was the name Yanıkömeroğlu formed?

Yanıkömeroğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (yanık + Ömer + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Yanıkömeroğlu?

Yanıkömeroğlu Yanık Ömeroğlu Umar Abasıyanık
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yanık same root – –
02 Ömeroğlu same root – –
03 Umar same root – –
04 Abasıyanık same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yanıkömeroğlu?

  1. Ayşe Sibel Yanıkömeroğlu politician 1966–
  2. İsmet Yanıkömeroğlu judge 1927–2007

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

How is Yanıkömeroğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Yanikomeroglu, with ğ silent.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yanık accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Omar (name) 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

Common questions about Yanıkömeroğlu

Q1

What does the surname Yanıkömeroğlu mean?

A family name meaning ‘son of Yanık Ömer’. Yanık ‘burnt, sunburnt’ derives, according to Nişanyan, from yak- ‘to burn’ and stands here as an epithet before the name Ömer, the Turkish form of Arabic ʿUmar.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yanıkömeroğlu?

The root word of Yanıkömeroğlu is yanık (Arabic): “burnt; sunburnt”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yanıkömeroğlu?

Ya·nı·kö·me·roğ·lu, 6 syllables; IPA: /janɯcømeɾoːˈɫu/.