Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Deva

Deva /deˈva/

“remedy, cure”3

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

How do you pronounce Deva?

Deva

IPA /deˈva/

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

What does the surname Deva mean?

Deva means “remedy, cure”, and came through Old Anatolian Turkish from Arabic dawāʾ. As in the phrase derde deva olmak, “to be a cure for one’s trouble”, it stands for the remedy of both illness and distress. Nişanyan Adlar also records Deva as a female name.3

Deva is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Deva made of?

Deva is a single root: deva (remedy, cure).

Deva root deva remedy, cure ARABIC deva “remedy, cure” Deva deva root remedy, cure deva ARABIC “remedy, cure”
Deva: parts and root words
  • deva Arabic — remedy, cure3

How was the name Deva formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Deva?

  1. Xhaferr Deva politician 1904–1978
  2. Prabhu Deva actor 1973–
  3. Nirj Deva politician 1948–
  4. Narendra Deva writer 1889–1956

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

Is Deva also a first name?

Yes. Deva is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “remedy, cure”.

Deva as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: deva accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Deva accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: deva 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
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Deva

Q1

What does the surname Deva mean?

Deva means “remedy, cure”, and came through Old Anatolian Turkish from Arabic dawāʾ. As in the phrase derde deva olmak, “to be a cure for one’s trouble”, it stands for the remedy of both illness and distress. Nişanyan Adlar also records Deva as a female name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Deva?

The root word of Deva is deva (Arabic): “remedy, cure”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Deva?

De·va, 2 syllables; IPA: /deˈva/.