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Yenişehirlioğlu

Yenişehirlioğlu /jeniʃehiɾlioːˈɫu/ ASCII Yenisehirlioglu

“son of the man from Yenişehir”3

Probable origin Yenişehirlioğlu: root entries for yeni + šahr · How do we know?

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Letters / syllables
15 / 7
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Y
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How do you pronounce Yenişehirlioğlu?

Yenişehirlioğlu

IPA /jeniʃehiɾlioːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 7 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Yenişehirlioğlu mean?

Yenişehirlioğlu means “son of the man from Yenişehir”. Yenişehir, “new town”, joins Turkish yeni, “new”, and şehir, “city”, of Persian origin; several places bear the name, notably the district of Bursa, and Larissa in Greece was called Yenişehir in Ottoman Turkish.1,3

That Yenişehirlioğlu goes back to yeni and šahr is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Yenişehirlioğlu made of?

Yenişehirlioğlu combines Turkic and Persian elements in 3 parts: Yenişehir (Yenişehir: “new town”; several places) + -li (suffix of origin) + -oğlu (patronymic suffix).

Yenişehirlioğlu +++ root Yenişehir Yenişehir: “new town”;several places TURKIC yeni “new” suffix -li suffix of origin suffix -oğlu patronymic suffix PERSIAN šahr “city, town” Yenişehirlioğlu Yenişehir root Yenişehir: “new town”; several places yeni TURKIC “new” -li suffix suffix of origin -oğlu suffix patronymic suffix šahr PERSIAN “city, town”
Yenişehirlioğlu: parts and root words

How was the name Yenişehirlioğlu formed?

Yenişehirlioğlu was formed by adding -li, “son of”, to Yenişehir (“Yenişehir: “new town”; several places”).

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

Which surnames are related to Yenişehirlioğlu?

Yenişehirlioğlu Yenigün Yeni Yenice Yeniçeri Yeniçay Yenidoğan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Yenigün same root – –
02 Yeni same root – –
03 Yenice same root – –
04 Yeniçeri same root – –
05 Yeniçay same root – –
06 Yenidoğan same root – –

How is Yenişehirlioğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records it often appears as Yenisehirlioglu.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Yenişehirlioğlu?

Aydınlıoğlu, Çeşmelioğlu and Develioğlu share gloss keywords with Yenişehirlioğlu within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Yenişehirlioğlu?

Read the root, formation and register information for Yenişehirlioğlu alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Yenişehir, Bursa accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: şehir accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yeni 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

Common questions about Yenişehirlioğlu

Q1

What does the surname Yenişehirlioğlu mean?

Yenişehirlioğlu means “son of the man from Yenişehir”. Yenişehir, “new town”, joins Turkish yeni, “new”, and şehir, “city”, of Persian origin; several places bear the name, notably the district of Bursa, and Larissa in Greece was called Yenişehir in Ottoman Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yenişehirlioğlu?

The root word of Yenişehirlioğlu is yeni (Turkic): “new”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yenişehirlioğlu?

Ye·ni·şe·hir·li·oğ·lu, 7 syllables; IPA: /jeniʃehiɾlioːˈɫu/.