Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yüce

Yüce /jyˈdʒe/ ASCII Yuce

“lofty, exalted”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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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 Yüce?

Yüce

IPA /jyˈdʒe/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Yüce mean?

Yüce means “high, great, sublime”; it is used both for things that tower, like mountains, and for what is great in worth. It is the first element of names such as Yücel and Yücesoy and is also a male given name.1

Yüce is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yüce made of?

Yüce is a single Turkic root: yüce (yüce: lofty, exalted).

Yüce root yüce yüce: lofty, exalted TURKIC yüce “high, great, exalted,sublime” Yüce yüce root yüce: lofty, exalted yüce TURKIC “high, great, exalted, sublime”
Yüce: parts and root words
  • yüce Turkic — high, great, exalted, sublime1

How was the name Yüce formed?

Yüce is the adjective yüce (“yüce: lofty, exalted”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Yüce?

Yüce Yücel Yücesoy Yüceer Yücesan Yücedağ Yücelen Yücekök Yücetürk Yüceler Soyuyüce Yüceses Yücetan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yücel same root – –
02 Yücesoy same root – –
03 Yüceer same root – –
04 Yücesan same root – –
05 Yücedağ same root – –
06 Yücelen same root – –
07 Yücekök same root – –
08 Yücetürk same root – –
09 Yüceler same root – –
10 Soyuyüce same root – –
11 Yüceses same root – –
12 Yücetan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yüce?

  1. İhsan Yüce actor 1930–1991
  2. Sedat Yüce singer 1976–
  3. Merter Yüce association football player 1985–
  4. Osman Yüce athlete 1929–1965
  5. Tevfik Yüce amateur wrestler 1927–2005
  6. Abdullah Yüce singer 1920–1995
  7. Pelin Yüce volleyball player 1972–
  8. Ali Yüce poet 1928–2015

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

Is Yüce also a first name?

Yes. Yüce is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “lofty, exalted”.

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

How is Yüce written and pronounced abroad?

English-language records usually print Yüce as Yuce, dropping the diacritics.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yüce accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Yüce 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Yüce

Q1

What does the surname Yüce mean?

Yüce means “high, great, sublime”; it is used both for things that tower, like mountains, and for what is great in worth. It is the first element of names such as Yücel and Yücesoy and is also a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yüce?

The root word of Yüce is yüce (Turkic): “high, great, exalted, sublime”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yüce?

Yü·ce, 2 syllables; IPA: /jyˈdʒe/.