Unisex name
Ildız name meaning
“star; luminous celestial body”
Ildız means star or a luminous celestial body. Used for girls and boys in Türkiye, it comes from a Turkish form of yıldız without the initial y sound, found in dialectal and historical usage. A bright star in the night sky supplies the name’s direct visual association.
What does Ildız mean?
Star; luminous celestial body
In Turkish: yıldız; gökteki ışıklı cisim
Ildız carries the same celestial image as the name Yıldız, differing primarily in sound rather than meaning. The missing initial y gives it a distinctive written form. It also occurs as a surname and should be distinguished from spellings with different vowels.
Origin of the name Ildız
Ildız is a Turkish variant of yıldız, “star,” without its initial y sound. This form occurs in dialectal and historical usage.
How to pronounce Ildız
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Is Ildız a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Ildız is used for both boys and girls. See all unisex names.
Ildız does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Spellings and similar names
Spellings covered by this page: Ildiz, İldiz
Names that sound like Ildız
Names with related meanings
- Yıldız♀A star shining in the sky
- Tarık♂Night visitor
- Uzay♂The vast expanse containing celestial bodies
- Necmettin♂Star of the faith
- Süreyya♂♀The Pleiades star cluster
- Necmi♂Of a star
- Pervin♀The Pleiades star cluster
- Süha♂Alcor, the faint star in Ursa Major
- Ülker♂♀The Pleiades star cluster in Taurus
- Süheyl♂Canopus, a bright southern star
- Şahap♂Bright flame
- Sakıp♂Piercing
FAQ about the name Ildız
What is the meaning of Ildız?
Ildız means “star; luminous celestial body”. Ildız is a Turkish variant of yıldız, “star,” without its initial y sound. This form occurs in dialectal and historical usage.
Is Ildız a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Ildız is used for both boys and girls.
Is Ildız in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Ildız nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Ildız?
Ildız is of Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Ildız have?
Ildız has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Ildız?
Ildız does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
What are other spellings of Ildız?
Other spellings: Ildiz, İldiz.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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