Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,340

Yenal

Yenal /jeˈnaɫ/

“name of a Circassian hero; ‘he attains’”1

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

How do you pronounce Yenal?

Yenal

IPA /jeˈnaɫ/

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

What does the surname Yenal mean?

Nişanyan Adlar gives two separate origins for Yenal. In Circassian tradition Yenal is the name of a mythological hero; in Arabic yanʾal is a personal name meaning ‘he attains, he will attain’. Which of these lies behind a given surname may vary.1

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. According to Nişanyan Adlar it is the name of a mythological hero in Circassian tradition.
  2. According to Nişanyan Adlar it is an Arabic personal name, yanʾal ‘he attains, will attain’.

What is Yenal made of?

Yenal is a single root: Yenal (name of a hero in Circassian tradition; Arabic yanʾal ‘he attains’).

Yenal root Yenal name of a hero inCircassian tradition;… OTHER Yenal “name of a hero inCircassian tradition;…” Yenal Yenal root name of a hero in Circassiantradition; Arabic yanʾal ‘he attains’ Yenal OTHER “name of a hero in Circassiantradition; Arabic yanʾal ‘he…’”
Yenal: parts and root words
  • Yenal Other — name of a hero in Circassian tradition; Arabic yanʾal ‘he attains’1

How was the name Yenal formed?

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

How else is Yenal spelled?

Yenelspelling

Who are some well-known people named Yenal?

  1. Ulvi Yenal association football player 1908–1993
  2. Meriç Banu Yenal basketball player 1988–
  3. Alparslan Yenal political scientist 1935–
  4. Murat Yenal basketball player 1972–
  5. Nazimi Yaver Yenal architect 1904–1987
  6. Oktay Yenal professor of economics

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

Is Yenal also a first name?

Yes. Yenal is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: name of a Circassian hero; ‘he attains’.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Yenal accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yenal

Q1

What does the surname Yenal mean?

Nişanyan Adlar gives two separate origins for Yenal. In Circassian tradition Yenal is the name of a mythological hero; in Arabic yanʾal is a personal name meaning ‘he attains, he will attain’. Which of these lies behind a given surname may vary.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yenal?

The root word of Yenal is Yenal (another language): “name of a hero in Circassian tradition; Arabic yanʾal ‘he attains’”. There are 3 competing views on where Yenal comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yenal?

Ye·nal, 2 syllables; IPA: /jeˈnaɫ/.