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Yemişen

Yemişen /jemiˈʃen/ ASCII Yemisen

“hawthorn”1

Established origin Yemişen: root entries for yemişen + yemiş · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Yemişen?

Yemişen

IPA /jemiˈʃen/

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

What does the surname Yemişen mean?

Yemişen is the hawthorn, a thorny shrub of the rose family whose fruit looks like a tiny apple. The word is related to yemiş “fruit”; it names villages in Amasya and Sinop and is also a woman’s name.1,2

Yemişen is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yemişen made of?

Yemişen is a single Turkic root: yemişen (yemişen: hawthorn).

Yemişen + root yemişen yemişen: hawthorn TURKIC yemişen “hawthorn” TURKIC yemiş “fruit” Yemişen yemişen root yemişen: hawthorn yemişen TURKIC “hawthorn” yemiş TURKIC “fruit”
Yemişen: parts and root words

How was the name Yemişen formed?

Yemişen is the word yemişen (“yemişen: hawthorn”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Yemişen?

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01 Yemişçi same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yemişen?

  1. Ayşegül Yemişen badminton player 2003–
  2. Irmak Rana Yemişen badminton player 2009–
  3. Yağmur Tuana Yemişen badminton player 2009–

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

Is Yemişen also a first name?

Yes. Yemişen is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “hawthorn”.

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

How is Yemişen written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records ş becomes s (or sh), giving Yemisen.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Yemişen?

Kiraz, Ayvalı and Badem share gloss keywords with Yemişen within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Yemişen?

Read the root, formation and register information for Yemişen alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yemişen accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yemiş accessed 9 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Yemişen

Q1

What does the surname Yemişen mean?

Yemişen is the hawthorn, a thorny shrub of the rose family whose fruit looks like a tiny apple. The word is related to yemiş “fruit”; it names villages in Amasya and Sinop and is also a woman’s name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yemişen?

The root word of Yemişen is yemiş (Turkic): “fruit”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yemişen?

Ye·mi·şen, 3 syllables; IPA: /jemiˈʃen/.