FemaleOrigin: Greek

Filiz: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Filiz is a girl’s name of Greek origin. It means “young shoot, sprout”.

Say it: fee-leez

About the name Filiz

Meaning: young shoot, sprout
Origin: Greek; Via Ottoman Turkish from Greek phyllís, from phýllon “leaf”.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: fee-leez

How to pronounce Filiz

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingfee-leez is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Filiz

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

Every letter in Filiz sounds close to English. Just keep each vowel short and pure, without the glides English adds (“o” not “oh-oo”).

Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Filiz with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Filiz'e, Filiz'in), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Filiz is i, a front unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takei (vowel harmony):Filiz'de, Filiz'i.

Because Filiz ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Filiz'i, Filiz'e) with no buffer letter.

Case forms of Filiz
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Filiz'i	Filiz'i tanıyor musun? Do you know Filiz?
Dative (to)	Filiz'e	Filiz'e bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Filiz.
Locative (at / with)	Filiz'de	Anahtarlar Filiz'de. Filiz has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Filiz.)
Ablative (from)	Filiz'den	Filiz'den bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Filiz.
Genitive (’s)	Filiz'in	Bu Filiz'in çantası. This is Filiz’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Filiz'le	Dün Filiz'le konuştum. I talked with Filiz yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Filiz mean?

Filiz is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “young shoot, sprout”. Its origin is Greek. Via Ottoman Turkish from Greek phyllís, from phýllon “leaf”.

How do you pronounce Filiz?

Say it roughly as “fee-leez”, keeping every vowel short and clear.

How do you add suffixes to Filiz in Turkish?

Because Filiz is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Filiz'e (to Filiz), Filiz'in (Filiz’s), Filiz'de (at Filiz’s) and Filiz'le (with Filiz).