Yılmaz: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation
Yılmaz is a boy’s name of Turkish origin. It means “undaunted: one who never gives up”.
About the name Yılmaz
- Meaning
- undaunted: one who never gives up
- Origin
- Turkish / Old Turkic
- From yılmak “to lose heart” + -maz “who does not”.
- Gender
- Male
- Pronunciation
- yuhl-mahz
How to pronounce Yılmaz
Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingyuhl-mahz 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.
Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist
- ı
ı is the dotless i
ı is a short, unrounded vowel like the a in “sofa”, made further back in the mouth. It is a different letter from i, so never replace it with “ee”.
Read the dotless ı guide →
Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.
Yılmaz with Turkish suffixes
Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Yılmaz'a, Yılmaz'ın), 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 Yılmaz is a, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Yılmaz'da, Yılmaz'ı.
Because Yılmaz ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Yılmaz'ı, Yılmaz'a) with no buffer letter.
| Case | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Accusative (object) | Yılmaz'ı | Yılmaz'ı tanıyor musun? Do you know Yılmaz? |
| Dative (to) | Yılmaz'a | Yılmaz'a bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Yılmaz. |
| Locative (at / with) | Yılmaz'da | Anahtarlar Yılmaz'da. Yılmaz has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Yılmaz.) |
| Ablative (from) | Yılmaz'dan | Yılmaz'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Yılmaz. |
| Genitive (’s) | Yılmaz'ın | Bu Yılmaz'ın çantası. This is Yılmaz’s bag. |
| Instrumental (with) | Yılmaz'la | Dün Yılmaz'la konuştum. I talked with Yılmaz 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 Yılmaz mean?
Yılmaz is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “undaunted: one who never gives up”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. From yılmak “to lose heart” + -maz “who does not”.
How do you pronounce Yılmaz?
Say it roughly as “yuhl-mahz”, keeping every vowel short and clear. ı is a short, unrounded vowel like the a in “sofa”, made further back in the mouth. It is a different letter from i, so never replace it with “ee”.
How do you add suffixes to Yılmaz in Turkish?
Because Yılmaz is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Yılmaz'a (to Yılmaz), Yılmaz'ın (Yılmaz’s), Yılmaz'da (at Yılmaz’s) and Yılmaz'la (with Yılmaz).
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