Girl name
Yeliz name meaning
“Beautiful, bright and airy”
Yeliz means beautiful, bright and airy and is a Turkish girl's name used in Türkiye. These dictionary meanings apply to the name as a whole. Its imagery includes a spacious room filled with daylight, a concrete expression of the brightness and openness contained in its meaning.
What does Yeliz mean?
Beautiful, bright and airy
In Turkish: Güzel, aydınlık ve ferah
Yeliz is a Turkish feminine name whose meaning brings together beauty, brightness and airiness. It evokes a pleasant setting filled with light and open space, giving the name a visual quality shaped by spaciousness, openness and an impression of beauty.
Sources: SözceWiktionary
Origin of the name Yeliz
The Personal Names Dictionary entry reproduced by Sözce classifies Yeliz as Turkish and associates it with beauty, brightness and airiness. The entry does not establish a smaller morphological analysis; the proposed division into yel and iz is not a demonstrated derivation.
How to pronounce Yeliz
| Syllables | 2 · 5 letters |
|---|---|
| IPA | /jeliz/ |
Is Yeliz a girl’s name?
Yes, Yeliz is used mostly as a girl’s name. In our data, 2% of bearers are male. See all girl names.
Yeliz does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 62 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Yeliz
Famous people named Yeliz
- Yeliz Özel · b. 1980
- Yeliz Başa · b. 1987
- Yeliz Acar · b. 1997
- Yeliz Kuvancı · b. 1987
- Yeliz Yılmaz · b. 1980
- Yeliz Ay · b. 1977
- Yeliz Doğramacılar · b. 1978
- Yeliz Şar · b. 1977
- Yeliz Kurt · b. 1984
- Yeliz Yeşilmen · b. 1978
- Yeliz Akkaya · b. 1982
- Yeliz Güneş · b. 2006
FAQ about the name Yeliz
What is the meaning of Yeliz?
Yeliz means “Beautiful, bright and airy”. The Personal Names Dictionary entry reproduced by Sözce classifies Yeliz as Turkish and associates it with beauty, brightness and airiness. The entry does not establish a smaller morphological analysis; the proposed division into yel and iz is not a demonstrated derivation.
Is Yeliz a girl’s name?
Yes, Yeliz is used mostly as a girl’s name. In our data, 2% of bearers are male.
Is Yeliz in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Yeliz nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
How many syllables does Yeliz have?
Yeliz has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Yeliz?
Yeliz does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 62 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Famous people named Yeliz?
Notable people named Yeliz include Yeliz Özel, Yeliz Başa, Yeliz Acar.
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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