Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yıldırımlı

Yıldırımlı /jɯɫdɯɾɯmˈɫɯ/ ASCII Yildirimli

“with lightning”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
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 Yıldırımlı?

Yıldırımlı

IPA /jɯɫdɯɾɯmˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Yıldırımlı mean?

The name is yıldırım ‘lightning’ with -lı ‘having’. Nişanyan derives yıldırım from Old Turkic yaldrı-/yuldrı- ‘to shine’, sharing a root with yıldız ‘star’.1

Grammar yıldırım + -lı.

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

What is Yıldırımlı made of?

Yıldırımlı breaks into 2 parts: yıldırım (lightning, thunderbolt) + -lı (suffix ‘having’).

Yıldırımlı + root yıldırım lightning, thunderbolt TURKIC yıldırım “lightning” suffix -lı suffix ‘having’ Yıldırımlı yıldırım root lightning, thunderbolt yıldırım TURKIC “lightning” -lı suffix suffix ‘having’
Yıldırımlı: parts and root words
  • yıldırım Turkic — lightning1

How was the name Yıldırımlı formed?

Yıldırımlı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (yıldırım + -lı).

Which surnames are related to Yıldırımlı?

Yıldırımlı Yıldırım Özyıldırım
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yıldırım same root 7 666,723
02 Özyıldırım same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yıldırımlı?

  1. Şinasi Yıldırımlı academic 1949–
  2. Ömürcan Yıldırımlı association football player 1993–

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

How is Yıldırımlı written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Yildirimli: ı/İ become i/I.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yıldırım 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

Common questions about Yıldırımlı

Q1

What does the surname Yıldırımlı mean?

The name is yıldırım ‘lightning’ with -lı ‘having’. Nişanyan derives yıldırım from Old Turkic yaldrı-/yuldrı- ‘to shine’, sharing a root with yıldız ‘star’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yıldırımlı?

The root word of Yıldırımlı is yıldırım (Turkic): “lightning”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yıldırımlı?

Yıl·dı·rım·lı, 4 syllables; IPA: /jɯɫdɯɾɯmˈɫɯ/.