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Yüceses

Yüceses /jydʒeˈses/ ASCII Yuceses

“lofty voice”2

Probable origin Yüceses: root entries for yüce + ses · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Yüceses?

Yüceses

IPA /jydʒeˈses/

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

What does the surname Yüceses mean?

“Lofty voice”: a high, resounding, respected voice. Yüce means both “high” and “exalted”; ses is an imitative word attested since Middle Turkic.1,2

That Yüceses goes back to yüce and ses is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Yüceses made of?

Yüceses is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yüce (yüce: lofty, exalted) + ses (ses: voice, sound).

Yüceses + root yüce yüce: lofty, exalted TURKIC yüce “lofty, exalted” root ses ses: voice, sound TURKIC ses “voice, sound” Yüceses yüce root yüce: lofty, exalted yüce TURKIC “lofty, exalted” ses root ses: voice, sound ses TURKIC “voice, sound”
Yüceses: parts and root words

How was the name Yüceses formed?

Yüceses was formed by joining yüce (“yüce: lofty, exalted”) and ses (“ses: voice, sound”).

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

Which surnames are related to Yüceses?

Yüceses Yücel Yüce Gürses Yücesoy Yüceer Şenses
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 Yüce same root – –
03 Gürses same root – –
04 Yücesoy same root – –
05 Yüceer same root – –
06 Şenses same root – –
07 Yücesan same root – –
08 Yücedağ same root – –
09 Yücelen same root – –
10 Gülses same root – –
11 Sesigüzel same root – –
12 Tatlıses same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yüceses?

  1. Hamiyet Yüceses singer 1915–1996

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

How is Yüceses written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records ü becomes u or ue, giving Yuceses.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Yüceses?

Akses, Ses and Büyükaşık share gloss keywords with Yüceses within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Yüceses?

Read the root, formation and register information for Yüceses 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: ses accessed 9 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

Common questions about Yüceses

Q1

What does the surname Yüceses mean?

“Lofty voice”: a high, resounding, respected voice. Yüce means both “high” and “exalted”; ses is an imitative word attested since Middle Turkic.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yüceses?

Yüceses is made up of two elements: yüce “lofty, exalted” (Turkic) and ses “voice, sound” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yüceses?

Yü·ce·ses, 3 syllables; IPA: /jydʒeˈses/.