Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Dere

Dere /deˈɾe/

“brook, stream”3

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

How do you pronounce Dere?

Dere

IPA /deˈɾe/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Dere mean?

A dere is a brook, smaller than a stream, and the valley between two slopes. The word comes from Persian dara ‘valley, mountain pass’ and is related to an Avestan word. Countless Anatolian villages lie beside a dere; there are settlements called Dere in Muğla and Tunceli.1,3

Grammar Bare noun borrowed from Persian.

Dere is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Dere made of?

Dere is a single root: dere (brook, stream; valley).

Dere + root dere brook, stream; valley PERSIAN dere “brook, stream; valley” PERSIAN dara “valley, pass betweenmountains” Dere dere root brook, stream; valley dere PERSIAN “brook, stream; valley” dara PERSIAN “valley, pass between mountains”
Dere: parts and root words
  • dere Persian — brook, stream; valley3
  • dara Persian — valley, pass between mountains1

How was the name Dere formed?

Dere belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Dere?

Dere Dereli Yağmurdereli Altındere Gümüşdere Derelioğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Dereli same root – –
02 Yağmurdereli same root – –
03 Altındere same root – –
04 Gümüşdere same root – –
05 Derelioğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Dere?

  1. Cansu Dere film actor 1980–
  2. Ali Dere association football player 1992–
  3. Ali Dere university teacher 1950–
  4. Aydın Dere writer 1961–
  5. Hasan Dere film actor 1984–
  6. Ekrem Dere researcher 1970–
  7. Hacı Hüseyin Dere researcher
  8. Murat Osman Dere basketball player 2003–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dere accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dere accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Dere accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Dere

Q1

What does the surname Dere mean?

A dere is a brook, smaller than a stream, and the valley between two slopes. The word comes from Persian dara ‘valley, mountain pass’ and is related to an Avestan word. Countless Anatolian villages lie beside a dere; there are settlements called Dere in Muğla and Tunceli.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Dere?

The root word of Dere is dere (Persian): “brook, stream; valley”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Dere?

De·re, 2 syllables; IPA: /deˈɾe/.