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Yeşiltaş

Yeşiltaş /jeʃilˈtaʃ/ ASCII Yesiltas

“green stone”3

Probable origin Yeşiltaş: root entries for yeşil + taş · How do we know?

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Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Y
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How do you pronounce Yeşiltaş?

Yeşiltaş

IPA /jeʃilˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Yeşiltaş mean?

From yeşil ‘green’ and taş ‘stone’: ‘green stone’. Taş goes back to Proto-Turkic tāĺ and can also mean ‘gem’. Yeşil goes back to Proto-Turkic yāĺïl.1,3

Grammar yeşil + taş.

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

What is Yeşiltaş made of?

Yeşiltaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yeşil (green) + taş (stone).

Yeşiltaş + root yeşil green TURKIC yeşil “green” root taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” Yeşiltaş yeşil root green yeşil TURKIC “green” taş root stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Yeşiltaş: parts and root words

How was the name Yeşiltaş formed?

Yeşiltaş was formed by joining yeşil (“green”) and taş (“stone”).

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

Which surnames are related to Yeşiltaş?

Yeşiltaş Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Yeşil same root – –
09 Ertaş same root – –
10 Göktaş same root – –
11 Taşkıran same root – –
12 Taştan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yeşiltaş?

  1. Kevser Yeşiltaş writer 1971–
  2. Betül Yeşiltaş researcher
  3. Mehmet Yeşiltaş researcher
  4. Metin Yeşiltaş researcher
  5. Serdar Yeşiltaş researcher

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

How is Yeşiltaş written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Yesiltas in English-language records.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Yeşiltaş?

Akdaş, Altaş and Bengütaş share gloss keywords with Yeşiltaş within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Yeşiltaş?

Read the root, formation and register information for Yeşiltaş 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?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: taş
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yeşil
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)

Common questions about Yeşiltaş

Q1

What does the surname Yeşiltaş mean?

From yeşil ‘green’ and taş ‘stone’: ‘green stone’. Taş goes back to Proto-Turkic tāĺ and can also mean ‘gem’. Yeşil goes back to Proto-Turkic yāĺïl.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yeşiltaş?

Yeşiltaş is made up of two elements: yeşil “green” (Turkic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yeşiltaş?

Ye·şil·taş, 3 syllables; IPA: /jeʃilˈtaʃ/.