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Yeşilöz

Yeşilöz /jeʃiˈløz/ ASCII Yesiloz

“green valley; green at heart”2

Probable origin Yeşilöz: root entries for yeşil + öz · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Yeşilöz?

Yeşilöz

IPA /jeʃiˈløz/

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

What does the surname Yeşilöz mean?

Made of yeşil “green” and öz. It can be read “green at heart, fresh”, or, with the old sense of öz “stream, valley” cited by Nişanyan, “green valley”; several villages are called Yeşilöz.1,2

Grammar Compound yeşil + öz.

That Yeşilöz goes back to yeşil and öz is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Yeşilöz made of?

Yeşilöz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yeşil (yeşil: green) + öz (öz: self, essence; formerly “stream, valley”).

Yeşilöz + root yeşil yeşil: green TURKIC yeşil “green” root öz öz: self, essence;formerly “stream, valley” TURKIC öz “self; stream, valley” Yeşilöz yeşil root yeşil: green yeşil TURKIC “green” öz root öz: self, essence; formerly “stream,valley” öz TURKIC “self; stream, valley”
Yeşilöz: parts and root words

How was the name Yeşilöz formed?

Yeşilöz was formed by joining yeşil (“yeşil: green”) and öz (“öz: self, essence; formerly “stream, valley””).

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

Which surnames are related to Yeşilöz?

Yeşilöz Yeşil Yeşilyurt Yeşilkaya Yeşiltepe Yeşilbaş Yeşiltaş
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 Yeşilkaya same root – –
04 Yeşiltepe same root – –
05 Yeşilbaş same root – –
06 Yeşiltaş same root – –
07 Yeşilçay same root – –
08 Yeşilgöz same root – –
09 Yeşilbayır same root – –
10 Yeşilmen same root – –
11 Yeşilnil same root – –
12 Yeşilay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yeşilöz?

  1. Yusuf Yeşilöz writer 1964–
  2. Emre Can Yeşilöz association football player 2003–

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

How is Yeşilöz written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Yesiloz.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Yeşilöz?

Yeşil, Gökçen and Yeşilmen share gloss keywords with Yeşilöz within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Yeşilöz?

Read the root, formation and register information for Yeşilöz 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: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yeşil accessed 9 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

Common questions about Yeşilöz

Q1

What does the surname Yeşilöz mean?

Made of yeşil “green” and öz. It can be read “green at heart, fresh”, or, with the old sense of öz “stream, valley” cited by Nişanyan, “green valley”; several villages are called Yeşilöz.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yeşilöz?

Yeşilöz is made up of two elements: yeşil “green” (Turkic) and öz “self; stream, valley” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yeşilöz?

Ye·şi·löz, 3 syllables; IPA: /jeʃiˈløz/.