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Gümüşdere

Gümüşdere /ɟymyʃdeˈɾe/ ASCII Gumusdere

“silver brook”2

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
G
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 Gümüşdere?

Gümüşdere

IPA /ɟymyʃdeˈɾe/

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

What does the surname Gümüşdere mean?

A landscape compound of gümüş ‘silver’ and dere ‘brook’: ‘silvery brook’. According to Nişanyan, dere comes from Persian dara ‘valley, gorge’ and gümüş from Old Turkic kümiş. Gümüşdere is also the name of several villages.1,2

Grammar gümüş + dere.

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

What is Gümüşdere made of?

Gümüşdere combines Turkic and Persian elements in 2 parts: gümüş (gümüş: silver) + dere (dere: brook, valley).

Gümüşdere + first element gümüş gümüş: silver TURKIC gümüş “silver” root dere dere: brook, valley PERSIAN dere “valley, gorge” Gümüşdere gümüş first element gümüş: silver gümüş TURKIC “silver” dere root dere: brook, valley dere PERSIAN “valley, gorge”
Gümüşdere: parts and root words
  • gümüş Turkic — silver2
  • dere Persian — valley, gorge1

How was the name Gümüşdere formed?

Gümüşdere was formed by joining gümüş (“gümüş: silver”) and dere (“dere: brook, valley”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Gümüşdere?

Gümüşdere Gümüş Dereli Dere Gümüşay Gümüşpala Yağmurdereli Altındere Gümüşdağ Özgümüş Akardere Derelioğlu Eğridere
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gümüş same root – –
02 Dereli same root – –
03 Dere same root – –
04 Gümüşay same root – –
05 Gümüşpala same root – –
06 Yağmurdereli same root – –
07 Altındere same root – –
08 Gümüşdağ same root – –
09 Özgümüş same root – –
10 Akardere same root – –
11 Derelioğlu same root – –
12 Eğridere same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gümüşdere?

  1. İdris Gümüşdere association football player 1976–
  2. Cemil Gümüşdere association football player 1938–

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

How is Gümüşdere written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Gumusdere.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dere accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gümüş 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

Common questions about Gümüşdere

Q1

What does the surname Gümüşdere mean?

A landscape compound of gümüş ‘silver’ and dere ‘brook’: ‘silvery brook’. According to Nişanyan, dere comes from Persian dara ‘valley, gorge’ and gümüş from Old Turkic kümiş. Gümüşdere is also the name of several villages.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gümüşdere?

Gümüşdere is made up of two elements: gümüş “silver” (Turkic) and dere “valley, gorge” (Persian).
Q3

How do you pronounce Gümüşdere?

Gü·müş·de·re, 4 syllables; IPA: /ɟymyʃdeˈɾe/.