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Yeşilbaş

Yeşilbaş /jeʃilˈbaʃ/ ASCII Yesilbas

“mallard”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Y
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Yeşilbaş?

Yeşilbaş

IPA /jeʃilˈbaʃ/

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

What does the surname Yeşilbaş mean?

Yeşilbaş is the mallard, the wild duck whose drake has a glossy green head. The word joins yeşil “green” and baş “head”; yeşil goes back to Old Turkic yaşıl “colour of fresh plants”.2,3

Grammar yeşil + baş.

Yeşilbaş is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yeşilbaş made of?

Yeşilbaş breaks into 2 parts: yeşil (green) + baş (head).

Yeşilbaş + root yeşil green TURKIC yeşilbaş “mallard” root baş head TURKIC yeşil “green” Yeşilbaş yeşil root green yeşilbaş TURKIC “mallard” baş root head yeşil TURKIC “green”
Yeşilbaş: parts and root words
  • yeşilbaş Turkic — mallard2
  • yeşil Turkic — green3

How was the name Yeşilbaş formed?

Yeşilbaş belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (yeşil + baş).

Which surnames are related to Yeşilbaş?

Yeşilbaş Akbaş Baş Subaşı Yeşil Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Yeşilyurt Başkan Başoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akbaş same root – –
02 Baş same root – –
03 Subaşı same root – –
04 Yeşil same root – –
05 Başer same root – –
06 Kocabaş same root – –
07 Erbaş same root – –
08 Baştürk same root – –
09 Demirbaş same root – –
10 Yeşilyurt same root – –
11 Başkan same root – –
12 Başoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yeşilbaş?

  1. Burcu Yeşilbaş singer
  2. L. Rezan Yeşilbaş film director 1977–
  3. Hande Yeşilbaş researcher
  4. Osman Yeşilbaş researcher
  5. Taha Yeşilbaş association football player 2003–

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

How is Yeşilbaş written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Yesilbas in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yeşilbaş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yeşilbaş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yeşil accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yeşilbaş

Q1

What does the surname Yeşilbaş mean?

Yeşilbaş is the mallard, the wild duck whose drake has a glossy green head. The word joins yeşil “green” and baş “head”; yeşil goes back to Old Turkic yaşıl “colour of fresh plants”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yeşilbaş?

The root word of Yeşilbaş is yeşilbaş (Turkic): “mallard”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yeşilbaş?

Ye·şil·baş, 3 syllables; IPA: /jeʃilˈbaʃ/.