Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yanılmaz

Yanılmaz /janɯɫˈmaz/ ASCII Yanilmaz

“unerring”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
From a verb
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. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Yanılmaz?

Yanılmaz

IPA /janɯɫˈmaz/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Yanılmaz mean?

Yanılmaz is the negative aorist of yanılmak and means “one who does not err”, describing someone of sound judgement. The verb continues Old Turkic yaŋıl- “to err, to go astray”. There are also villages named Yanılmaz in Mardin and Siirt.1

Grammar yanıl- + -maz: negative aorist, third person singular.

Yanılmaz is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yanılmaz made of?

Yanılmaz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yanıl- (yanılmak: to err) + -maz (negative aorist).

Yanılmaz + root yanıl- yanılmak: to err TURKIC yanılmak “to err, to be mistaken” suffix -maz negative aorist Yanılmaz yanıl- root yanılmak: to err yanılmak TURKIC “to err, to be mistaken” -maz suffix negative aorist
Yanılmaz: parts and root words
  • yanılmak Turkic — to err, to be mistaken1

How was the name Yanılmaz formed?

Yanılmaz was formed by adding the suffix -maz (“negative aorist”) to the verb stem yanıl- (“yanılmak: to err”).

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

Who are some well-known people named Yanılmaz?

  1. Cemal Yanılmaz amateur wrestler 1934–2018
  2. Bahar Yanılmaz actor 1980–
  3. Hamza Yanılmaz politician 1963–2011
  4. Yıldırım Yanılmaz actor

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

How is Yanılmaz written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Yanilmaz in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yanıl- accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Yanılmaz 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

Common questions about Yanılmaz

Q1

What does the surname Yanılmaz mean?

Yanılmaz is the negative aorist of yanılmak and means “one who does not err”, describing someone of sound judgement. The verb continues Old Turkic yaŋıl- “to err, to go astray”. There are also villages named Yanılmaz in Mardin and Siirt.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yanılmaz?

The root word of Yanılmaz is yanılmak (Turkic): “to err, to be mistaken”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yanılmaz?

Ya·nıl·maz, 3 syllables; IPA: /janɯɫˈmaz/.