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Yeşilbayır

Yeşilbayır /jeʃilbaˈjɯɾ/ ASCII Yesilbayir

“green hillside”3

Disputed origin Yeşilbayır: root entries for yeşil + bayır · How do we know?

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Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Y
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How do you pronounce Yeşilbayır?

Yeşilbayır

IPA /jeʃilbaˈjɯɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Yeşilbayır mean?

From yeşil “green” and bayır “slope, hillside”: “green hillside”. Settlements of this name exist in Elazığ, Istanbul, Kütahya and Antalya. The origin of bayır is debated.1,3

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. English Wiktionary: bayır is inherited from Proto-Common Turkic *bayïr “hill, slope”.
  2. Nişanyan: bayır may be borrowed from Arabic bāʾir “uncultivated land”, though this is uncertain.

What is Yeşilbayır made of?

Yeşilbayır is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yeşil (yeşil: green) + bayır (bayır: slope, hillside).

Yeşilbayır + root yeşil yeşil: green TURKIC yeşil “green” root bayır bayır: slope, hillside TURKIC bayır “slope, hillside” Yeşilbayır yeşil root yeşil: green yeşil TURKIC “green” bayır root bayır: slope, hillside bayır TURKIC “slope, hillside”
Yeşilbayır: parts and root words

How was the name Yeşilbayır formed?

Yeşilbayır was formed by joining yeşil (“yeşil: green”) and bayır (“bayır: slope, hillside”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Yeşilbayır?

Yeşilbayır Yeşil Yeşilyurt Bayır Yeşilkaya Yeşiltepe Yeşilbaş
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 Yeşil same root – –
02 Yeşilyurt same root – –
03 Bayır same root – –
04 Yeşilkaya same root – –
05 Yeşiltepe same root – –
06 Yeşilbaş same root – –
07 Yeşiltaş same root – –
08 Akbayır same root – –
09 Yeşilçay same root – –
10 Yeşilgöz same root – –
11 Yeşilöz same root – –
12 Yeşilmen same root – –

How is Yeşilbayır written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Yesilbayir: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i; ş is written s or sh.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Yeşilbayır?

Dikbayır, Çimen and Güzey share gloss keywords with Yeşilbayır within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Yeşilbayır?

Read the root, formation and register information for Yeşilbayır 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 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bayır accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Yeşilbayır accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yeşil accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bayır 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

Common questions about Yeşilbayır

Q1

What does the surname Yeşilbayır mean?

From yeşil “green” and bayır “slope, hillside”: “green hillside”. Settlements of this name exist in Elazığ, Istanbul, Kütahya and Antalya. The origin of bayır is debated.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yeşilbayır?

Yeşilbayır is made up of two elements: yeşil “green” (Turkic) and bayır “slope, hillside” (Turkic). There are 3 competing views on where Yeşilbayır comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yeşilbayır?

Ye·şil·ba·yır, 4 syllables; IPA: /jeʃilbaˈjɯɾ/.