Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yenice

Yenice /jeniˈdʒe/

“place name; fairly new”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Place name
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 Yenice?

Yenice

IPA /jeniˈdʒe/

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

What does the surname Yenice mean?

Yenice is an adjective meaning ‘fairly new’ and a very common place name in Türkiye: districts of Çanakkale and Karabük and many villages bear it. It is yeni ‘new’ with the suffix -ce; as a place name it means ‘the new settlement’.1,2

Grammar yeni + -ce.

Yenice is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yenice made of?

Yenice breaks into 2 parts: yeni (new) + -ce (diminutive suffix).

Yenice ++ root yeni new TURKIC Yenice “district in Çanakkaleand Karabük; many…” suffix -ce diminutive suffix TURKIC yeni “new” Yenice yeni root new Yenice TURKIC “district in Çanakkale andKarabük; many villages” -ce suffix diminutive suffix yeni TURKIC “new”
Yenice: parts and root words
  • Yenice Turkic — district in Çanakkale and Karabük; many villages2
  • yeni Turkic — new1

How was the name Yenice formed?

Yenice belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (yeni + -ce).

Which surnames are related to Yenice?

Yenice Yenigün Yeni 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 Yeni same root – –
03 Yeniçeri same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yenice?

  1. Evren Yenice basketball player 1979–
  2. Umut Yenice basketball player 1979–
  3. Engin Yenice researcher
  4. Hayati Yenice researcher
  5. Mustafa Gürkan Yenice researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Yenice accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Yenice 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 Yenice

Q1

What does the surname Yenice mean?

Yenice is an adjective meaning ‘fairly new’ and a very common place name in Türkiye: districts of Çanakkale and Karabük and many villages bear it. It is yeni ‘new’ with the suffix -ce; as a place name it means ‘the new settlement’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yenice?

The root word of Yenice is Yenice (Turkic): “district in Çanakkale and Karabük; many villages”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yenice?

Ye·ni·ce, 3 syllables; IPA: /jeniˈdʒe/.