Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yılancı

Yılancı /jɯɫanˈd͡ʒɯ/ ASCII Yilanci

“snake charmer”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Yılancı?

Yılancı

IPA /jɯɫanˈd͡ʒɯ/

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

What does the surname Yılancı mean?

A yılancı is a person who keeps snakes or performs with them, a snake charmer. Nişanyan traces yılan to Old Turkic ılan, yılan. There is also a village named Yılancı in Kastamonu.1

Grammar yılan + -cı.

Yılancı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yılancı made of?

Yılancı breaks into 2 parts: yılan (yılan: snake) + -cı (-cı: occupational suffix).

Yılancı + root yılan yılan: snake TURKIC yılan “snake” suffix -cı -cı: occupational suffix Yılancı yılan root yılan: snake yılan TURKIC “snake” -cı suffix -cı: occupational suffix
Yılancı: parts and root words
  • yılan Turkic — snake1

How was the name Yılancı formed?

Yılancı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (yılan + -cı).

Which surnames are related to Yılancı?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karayılan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yılancı?

  1. Candaş Yılancı actor 1987–
  2. Hilal Yılancı researcher
  3. Veli Yılancı researcher

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

How is Yılancı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Yilanci.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yılan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yılancı accessed 8 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yılancı

Q1

What does the surname Yılancı mean?

A yılancı is a person who keeps snakes or performs with them, a snake charmer. Nişanyan traces yılan to Old Turkic ılan, yılan. There is also a village named Yılancı in Kastamonu.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yılancı?

The root word of Yılancı is yılan (Turkic): “snake”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yılancı?

Yı·lan·cı, 3 syllables; IPA: /jɯɫanˈd͡ʒɯ/.