Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yeni

Yeni /jeˈni/

“new”2

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Y
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Yeni?

Yeni

IPA /jeˈni/

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

What does the surname Yeni mean?

Yeni is the adjective ‘new’, the opposite of eski ‘old’: something that has only just appeared or has not yet been used. It goes back to Old Turkic yaŋı; Nişanyan notes a possible, but not certain, link with the verb yan- ‘to come back’ (as in ‘new moon’).2

Yeni is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yeni made of?

Yeni is a single root: yeni (new).

Yeni root yeni new TURKIC yeni “new, recent” Yeni yeni root new yeni TURKIC “new, recent”
Yeni: parts and root words
  • yeni Turkic — new, recent2

How was the name Yeni formed?

Yeni belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Yeni?

Yeni Yenigün Yenice Yeniçeri
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yenigün same root – –
02 Yenice same root – –
03 Yeniçeri same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yeni?

  1. Ahmet Yeni politician 1955–
  2. Kemal Yeni soldier 1963–
  3. Murat Yeni television presenter 1975–
  4. Deniz Yeni researcher
  5. Filiz Yeni researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yeni accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yeni 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 Yeni

Q1

What does the surname Yeni mean?

Yeni is the adjective ‘new’, the opposite of eski ‘old’: something that has only just appeared or has not yet been used. It goes back to Old Turkic yaŋı; Nişanyan notes a possible, but not certain, link with the verb yan- ‘to come back’ (as in ‘new moon’).
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yeni?

The root word of Yeni is yeni (Turkic): “new, recent”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yeni?

Ye·ni, 2 syllables; IPA: /jeˈni/.