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Yıldıran

Yıldıran /jɯɫdɯˈɾan/ ASCII Yildiran

“one who daunts others”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
Y
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Yıldıran?

Yıldıran

IPA /jɯɫdɯˈɾan/

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

What does the surname Yıldıran mean?

Yıldıran comes from yıldırmak ‘to daunt, to intimidate’: ‘the one who daunts his opponent’. It is yılmak ‘to lose heart’ with the causative -dır- and the participle -an. A village in Erzurum has the same name.1

Grammar yıl- + -dır- + -an: participle of a causative verb.

That Yıldıran goes back to yıldırmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Yıldıran made of?

Yıldıran breaks into 3 parts: yıl- (to be daunted) + -dır- (causative suffix) + -an (present participle).

Yıldıran ++ root yıl- to be daunted TURKIC yıldırmak “to daunt, to intimidate” suffix -dır- causative suffix suffix -an present participle Yıldıran yıl- root to be daunted yıldırmak TURKIC “to daunt, to intimidate” -dır- suffix causative suffix -an suffix present participle
Yıldıran: parts and root words
  • yıldırmak Turkic — to daunt, to intimidate1

How was the name Yıldıran formed?

Yıldıran belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (yıl- + -dır- + -an).

Which surnames are related to Yıldıran?

Yıldıran Yılmaz Özyılmaz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yılmaz same root 1 1,177,896
02 Özyılmaz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yıldıran?

  1. Esat Oktay Yıldıran statesperson 1949–1988
  2. Samet Hasan Yıldıran association football player 1992–
  3. Gökmen Yıldıran association football player 1978–2006
  4. Uğur Yıldıran actor 1981–
  5. Bülent Yıldıran actor 1957–2021
  6. Gökçe Yıldıran researcher

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

Is Yıldıran also a first name?

Yes. Yıldıran is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “one who daunts others”.

Yıldıran as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Yıldıran written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Yildiran.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yıldırmak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yıldıran

Q1

What does the surname Yıldıran mean?

Yıldıran comes from yıldırmak ‘to daunt, to intimidate’: ‘the one who daunts his opponent’. It is yılmak ‘to lose heart’ with the causative -dır- and the participle -an. A village in Erzurum has the same name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yıldıran?

The root word of Yıldıran is yıldırmak (Turkic): “to daunt, to intimidate”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yıldıran?

Yıl·dı·ran, 3 syllables; IPA: /jɯɫdɯˈɾan/.