Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Diken

Diken /diˈken/

“thorn”2

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

How do you pronounce Diken?

Diken

IPA /diˈken/

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

What does the surname Diken mean?

Diken is a thorn, the hard, sharp point on a rose, a bramble or a hedgehog, and also a thorny shrub. It is an old Turkic word. As a surname it may come from a nickname or from a thorny place.2

Diken is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Diken made of?

Diken is a single root: diken (thorn).

Diken + root diken thorn TURKIC diken “thorn; thorny plant” TURKIC diken “thorn” Diken diken root thorn diken TURKIC “thorn; thorny plant” diken TURKIC “thorn”
Diken: parts and root words
  • diken Turkic — thorn; thorny plant2
  • diken Turkic — thorn2

How was the name Diken formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Diken?

  1. Meliha Diken volleyball player 1993–
  2. Şeyhmus Diken writer 1954–
  3. Bülent Diken sociologist 1964–
  4. Necati Diken politician 1918–1989
  5. Mustafa Diken researcher
  6. Neslihan Diken association football player 2000–
  7. Özlem Ercen Diken researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Diken

Q1

What does the surname Diken mean?

Diken is a thorn, the hard, sharp point on a rose, a bramble or a hedgehog, and also a thorny shrub. It is an old Turkic word. As a surname it may come from a nickname or from a thorny place.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Diken?

The root word of Diken is diken (Turkic): “thorn; thorny plant”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Diken?

Di·ken, 2 syllables; IPA: /diˈken/.