Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yücesoy

Yücesoy /jydʒeˈsoj/ ASCII Yucesoy

“exalted lineage”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Yücesoy?

Yücesoy

IPA /jydʒeˈsoj/

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

What does the surname Yücesoy mean?

Formed from yüce “lofty, exalted” and soy “lineage”, it means “exalted lineage, noble descent”. It belongs to the family of names in -soy such as Aksoy, Gürsoy and Ulusoy. It is also recorded as a male given name.1,2

Grammar yüce + soy; adjective plus noun.

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

What is Yücesoy made of?

Yücesoy is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yüce (yüce: lofty, exalted) + soy (soy: lineage).

Yücesoy ++ first element yüce yüce: lofty, exalted TURKIC yüce “high; exalted” suffix soy soy: lineage TURKIC soy “lineage, descent” Yücesoy yüce first element yüce: lofty, exalted yüce TURKIC “high; exalted” soy suffix soy: lineage soy TURKIC “lineage, descent”
Yücesoy: parts and root words
  • yüce Turkic — high; exalted2
  • soy Turkic — lineage, descent1

How was the name Yücesoy formed?

Yücesoy was formed by adding the suffix soy (“soy: lineage”) to yüce (“yüce: lofty, exalted”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Yücesoy?

Yücesoy Aksoy Yücel Gürsoy Ulusoy Yüce Özsoy Ersoy Soysal Soylu Atasoy Şensoy Soydan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aksoy same root – –
02 Yücel same root – –
03 Gürsoy same root – –
04 Ulusoy same root – –
05 Yüce same root – –
06 Özsoy same root – –
07 Ersoy same root – –
08 Soysal same root – –
09 Soylu same root – –
10 Atasoy same root – –
11 Şensoy same root – –
12 Soydan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yücesoy?

  1. Işıl Yücesoy film actor 1945–
  2. Alican Yücesoy actor 1982–
  3. Ahmet Tevfik Yücesoy writer 1877–1959
  4. Sait Sina Yücesoy politician 1915–1989
  5. Berran Yucesoy researcher
  6. Burcu Yücesoy researcher
  7. Can Yücesoy researcher
  8. Cüneyt Yücesoy researcher

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

Is Yücesoy also a first name?

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

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

How is Yücesoy written and pronounced abroad?

In databases without Turkish characters it usually appears as Yucesoy.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: soy accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yüce accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: soy accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Yücesoy

Q1

What does the surname Yücesoy mean?

Formed from yüce “lofty, exalted” and soy “lineage”, it means “exalted lineage, noble descent”. It belongs to the family of names in -soy such as Aksoy, Gürsoy and Ulusoy. It is also recorded as a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yücesoy?

Yücesoy is made up of two elements: yüce “high; exalted” (Turkic) and soy “lineage, descent” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yücesoy?

Yü·ce·soy, 3 syllables; IPA: /jydʒeˈsoj/.