Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 367

Altındere

Altındere /aɫtɯndeˈɾe/ ASCII Altindere

“golden brook”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
A
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Altındere?

Altındere

IPA /aɫtɯndeˈɾe/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Altındere mean?

Altın, “gold”, joins dere: “golden brook” or “golden valley”. Altın goes back to Proto-Turkic *altun; dere was borrowed from Persian dara, “valley, cleft”, and means both a small stream and the hollow between two ridges. Altındere is the name of several places, notably a well-known valley in Trabzon; no source ties the surname to a particular one.1,2

Grammar Compound: altın + dere.

That Altındere goes back to altın and dere is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Altındere made of?

Altındere combines Turkic and Persian elements in 2 parts: altın (gold) + dere (brook; valley).

Altındere + first element altın gold TURKIC altın “gold” root dere brook; valley PERSIAN dere “brook; ravine, valley(Persian dara)” Altındere altın first element gold altın TURKIC “gold” dere root brook; valley dere PERSIAN “brook; ravine, valley (Persiandara)”
Altındere: parts and root words
  • altın Turkic — gold1
  • dere Persian — brook; ravine, valley (Persian dara)2

How was the name Altındere formed?

Altındere was formed by joining altın (“gold”) and dere (“brook; valley”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Altındere?

Altındere Altın Altıntaş Altınok Altuntaş Dereli Altınel Dere Altınay Altınkaya Altundağ Altınsoy Altıntop
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Altın same root – –
02 Altıntaş same root – –
03 Altınok same root – –
04 Altuntaş same root – –
05 Dereli same root – –
06 Altınel same root – –
07 Dere same root – –
08 Altınay same root – –
09 Altınkaya same root – –
10 Altundağ same root – –
11 Altınsoy same root – –
12 Altıntop same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Altındere?

  1. Halil Altındere editor 1971–
  2. Hasret Altındere association football player 1980–

People surnamed Altındere as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Altındere written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Altındere is usually written Altindere.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: altın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dere accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: dere accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: altın accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Altındere

Q1

What does the surname Altındere mean?

Altın, “gold”, joins dere: “golden brook” or “golden valley”. Altın goes back to Proto-Turkic *altun; dere was borrowed from Persian dara, “valley, cleft”, and means both a small stream and the hollow between two ridges. Altındere is the name of several places, notably a well-known valley in Trabzon; no source ties the surname to a particular one.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altındere?

Altındere is made up of two elements: altın “gold” (Turkic) and dere “brook; ravine, valley (Persian dara)” (Persian).
Q3

How do you pronounce Altındere?

Al·tın·de·re, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɫtɯndeˈɾe/.