Yavuz is a common masculine
Turkish given name
A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''soyadı'' (surname) in the full na ...
and in Turkish, "Yavuz" means "inflexible", "resolute" and "ferocious".
Etymology
Old Turkic intervocalic or stem-final b, represented by bilabial w in
Karakhanid
The Kara-Khanid Khanate (; ), also known as the Karakhanids, Qarakhanids, Ilek Khanids or the Afrasiabids (), was a Turkic khanate that ruled Central Asia in the 9th through the early 13th century. The dynastic names of Karakhanids and Ilek K ...
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Khorezmian, is changed to v. Thus Yavuz comes from Old Turkic: ''yabïz'' (𐰖𐰉𐰕),
Old Uyghur
Old Uyghur () was a Turkic language which was spoken in Qocho from the 9th–14th centuries and in Gansu.
History
The Old Uyghur language evolved from Old Turkic after the Uyghur Khaganate broke up and remnants of it migrated to Turfan, Qomu ...
: ''yabīz'' or ''yawīz'', Khorerzmian: ''yawuz'' meaning "bad, vile".
Given name
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Selim I (1465–1520), nicknamed Yavuz, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
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Yavuz Ağralı
Yavuz Ağralı (born 9 April 1992) is a Turkish long-distance running athlete who will compete in the marathon for Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Yavuz Ağralı was born in Bingöl, eastern Turkey on 9 April 1992. Competing in marathon, he ...
(born 1992), Turkish long-distance runner
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Yavuz Ali Pasha
Yavuz Ali Pasha or Malkoç Ali Pasha (died 26 July 1604, Belgrade) was an Ottoman statesman. He belonged to the Malkoçoğlu family and served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 16 October 1603 to 26 July 1604 replacing Yemişçi Ha ...
(fl. 1601–1604), Ottoman statesman
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Yavuz Ataç Yavuz Ataç is a former Turkish intelligence official in the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), best known for his relationship with Alaattin Çakıcı. A former head of MIT Foreign Operations, he was "sent into exile" in Beijing on 24 Octob ...
, Turkish intelligence official
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Yavuz Çetin
Yavuz Hilmi Çetin (25 September 1970 – 15 August 2001) was a Turkish musician, singer, and songwriter in the blues and psychedelic music genres. He gained renown in his native country for the skill and sensitivity of his guitar performanc ...
(1970–2001), Turkish musician
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Yavuz Eraydın
Yavuz Eraydın (born 12 April 1976 in Trabzon, is a Turkish football goalkeeper who currently plays for TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor in the TFF First League
The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the ...
(born 1976), Turkish footballer
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Yavuz Bingöl
Yavuz Bingöl (born 7 October 1964) is a Turkish folk music singer and actor.
Early life
Bingöl was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1964 to teacher Yılmaz Bingöl and folk singer Senem Akkaş (better known with her stage name Şahsenem Bacı), both ...
(born 1964), Turkish actor
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Yavuz Görey
Yavuz Görey (27 August 1912 – 1995) was a Turkish sculptor.
Life
Yavuz Görey was born in Geneva, Switzerland on 27 August 1912. He is the brother of graphic artist İhap Hulusi Görey (1898–1986).
After attending the primary and mid ...
(1912-1995), Turkish sculptor
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Yavuz İlnam
Yavuz İlnam (born July 23, 1987) is a Turkish trap shooter. He is a member of Istanbul Hunting and Shooting Club.
İlnamı won the bronze medal in the men's trap, and the gold medal in the men's team trap event at the 2015 Summer Universiade ) ...
(born 1987), Turkish trap shooter
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Yavuz Karamollaoğlu (born 1980), Turkish karate practitioner
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Yavuz Mildon (born 1955), Turkish politician
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Yavuz Özkan (director)
Yavuz Özkan (1942 – 21 May 2019) was a Turkish film director and screenwriter. Özkan is best known for his 1978 film ''The Mine (1978 film), The Mine''.
Selected filmography
* "İlkbahar - Sonbahar " (2011)
* ''Hayal Kurma Oyunları'' (1999 ...
(born 1942), Turkish film director
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Yavuz Özkan (footballer)
Yavuz Özkan (born 19 May 1985) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Life and career
Özkan began his career with his hometown club Denizlispor. He signed a youth contract with the club in 1999, but never play ...
(born 1985), Turkish footballer
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Yavuz Şimşek (born 1947), Turkish footballer
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Yavuz Tatış (born 1947), Turkish businessman
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Yavuz Turgul
Yavuz Turgul is a Turkish film director and screenwriter, known for his box-office hit ''The Bandit (1996 film), The Bandit'' (1996).
Early life and education
Yavuz Turgul graduated from the Istanbul University Institute of Journalism and wor ...
(born 1946), Turkish film director and screenwriter
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Yavuz Yapıcıoğlu (born 1967), Turkish serial killer
Surname
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Birsen Yavuz (born 1980), Turkish sprinter
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Burak Yavuz (born 1975), Turkish volleyball player
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Ece Yağmur Yavuz
Ece Yağmur Yavuz (born 2004) is a Turkish artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2020 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Mersin, Turkey.
She is a member of Şavkar CSK in Gaziemir, İzmir
İzmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, ...
(born 2004), Turkish female artistic gymnast
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Erdinç Yavuz
Erdinç Yavuz (born 4 October 1978) is a former Turkish people, Turkish association football, footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
Yavuz played for Kayserispor, Trabzonspor and Sakaryaspor in the Turkish Super Lig. He was rec ...
(born 1978), Turkish footballer
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İbrahim Yavuz (born 1982), Turkish footballer
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Mahmut Yavuz (born 1982), Turkish navy officer and ultramarathon runner
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Yüksel Yavuz (born 1964), Turkish-born Kurdish film director
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Jay-Jay Okocha
Augustine Azuka Okocha ( ; born 14 August 1973), commonly known as Jay-Jay Okocha, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He played 73 times for the Nigeria national team between 1993 and 2006, scorin ...
has surname Yavuz in his Turkish passport
See also
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''Yavuz'' (battleship)
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''Yavuz'' (drillship)
References
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Turkish-language surnames
Turkish masculine given names