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Yirmibeş

Yirmibeş /jiɾmiˈbeʃ/ ASCII Yirmibes

“twenty-five”2

Probable origin Yirmibeş: root entries for yirmi + beş · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Yirmibeş?

Yirmibeş

IPA /jiɾmiˈbeʃ/

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

What does the surname Yirmibeş mean?

Yirmibeş is the number ‘twenty-five’ written as one word. Numbers often appear in Turkish surnames inside compounds such as Üçok and Kırkgöz; a bare number as a surname is rarer. Nişanyan traces beş ‘five’ to Old Turkic béş.1,2

Grammar yirmi + beş.

That Yirmibeş goes back to yirmi and beş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Yirmibeş made of?

Yirmibeş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yirmi (twenty) + beş (five).

Yirmibeş + root yirmi twenty TURKIC yirmi “twenty” root beş five TURKIC beş “five” Yirmibeş yirmi root twenty yirmi TURKIC “twenty” beş root five beş TURKIC “five”
Yirmibeş: parts and root words

How was the name Yirmibeş formed?

Yirmibeş was formed by joining yirmi (“twenty”) and beş (“five”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Yirmibeş?

Yirmibeş Beşok Beşpınar Beştaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Beşok same root – –
02 Beşpınar same root – –
03 Beştaş same root – –

How is Yirmibeş written and pronounced abroad?

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

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Yirmibeş?

Beştaş, Toğuz and Beşok share gloss keywords with Yirmibeş within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Yirmibeş?

Read the root, formation and register information for Yirmibeş 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. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: beş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yirmi accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yirmibeş

Q1

What does the surname Yirmibeş mean?

Yirmibeş is the number ‘twenty-five’ written as one word. Numbers often appear in Turkish surnames inside compounds such as Üçok and Kırkgöz; a bare number as a surname is rarer. Nişanyan traces beş ‘five’ to Old Turkic béş.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yirmibeş?

Yirmibeş is made up of two elements: yirmi “twenty” (Turkic) and beş “five” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yirmibeş?

Yir·mi·beş, 3 syllables; IPA: /jiɾmiˈbeʃ/.