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Yılhan
“khan of the year”2
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How do you pronounce Yılhan?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Yılhan mean?
Yılhan is a name built from yıl, “year”, and han, “khan, ruler”: “khan of the year”. In names ending in -han, han is the word for “ruler”, related to kağan and hakan.1,2
That Yılhan goes back to yıl and han is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Yılhan formed?
Yılhan was formed by joining yıl (“yıl: year”) and han (“han: khan, ruler”).
Which surnames are related to Yılhan?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Karahan | same root | – | – |
| 02 | İlhan | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Orhan | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Ayhan | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Demirhan | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Erhan | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Bayhan | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Özhan | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Yıldızhan | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Gökhan | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Beyhan | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Atlıhan | same root | – | – |
Is Yılhan also a first name?
Yes. Yılhan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “khan of the year”.
Yılhan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Yılhan written and pronounced abroad?
In English-language records it often appears as Yilhan.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Yılhan?
Oğuzhan, Beyhan and Demirhan share gloss keywords with Yılhan within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Yılhan?
Read the root, formation and register information for Yılhan 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 Wikimedia Wiktionary: han
- 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yıl
- 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Yılhan
- Q1
What does the surname Yılhan mean?
- Yılhan is a name built from yıl, “year”, and han, “khan, ruler”: “khan of the year”. In names ending in -han, han is the word for “ruler”, related to kağan and hakan.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Yılhan?
- Yılhan is made up of two elements: yıl “year” (Turkic) and han “khan, ruler” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Yılhan?
- Yıl·han, 2 syllables; IPA: /jɯɫˈhan/.