Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yaşargil

Yaşargil /jaʃaɾˈɡil/ ASCII Yasargil

“Yaşar’s family”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
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 Yaşargil?

Yaşargil

IPA /jaʃaɾˈɡil/

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

What does the surname Yaşargil mean?

Yaşargil is the name Yaşar with the family suffix -gil: ‘the Yaşars, Yaşar’s family’. According to Nişanyan Adlar, Yaşar ‘who lives’ was given as a wish for a newborn to survive in times of high child mortality, and it remains one of the most widespread personal names of Turkish origin. The verb yaşamak continues Old Turkic yaşa-.1

Grammar Yaşar + -gil (family suffix).

What is Yaşargil made of?

Yaşargil breaks into 2 parts: Yaşar (‘who lives’; a wish name) + -gil (family of).

Yaşargil + root Yaşar ‘who lives’; a wish name TURKIC Yaşar “immortal, living” suffix -gil family of Yaşargil Yaşar root ‘who lives’; a wish name Yaşar TURKIC “immortal, living” -gil suffix family of
Yaşargil: parts and root words
  • Yaşar Turkic — immortal, living1

How was the name Yaşargil formed?

Yaşargil belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (Yaşar + -gil).

Which surnames are related to Yaşargil?

Yaşargil Yaşar Özyaşar Yaşaroğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yaşar same root – –
02 Özyaşar same root – –
03 Yaşaroğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yaşargil?

  1. Gazi Yaşargil university teacher 1925–2025

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

How is Yaşargil written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Yasargil.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Yaşar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yaşa- 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 Yaşargil

Q1

What does the surname Yaşargil mean?

Yaşargil is the name Yaşar with the family suffix -gil: ‘the Yaşars, Yaşar’s family’. According to Nişanyan Adlar, Yaşar ‘who lives’ was given as a wish for a newborn to survive in times of high child mortality, and it remains one of the most widespread personal names of Turkish origin. The verb yaşamak continues Old Turkic yaşa-.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yaşargil?

The root word of Yaşargil is Yaşar (Turkic): “immortal, living”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yaşargil?

Ya·şar·gil, 3 syllables; IPA: /jaʃaɾˈɡil/.