Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Maden

Maden /maˈden/

“ore, mine; metal”1

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

How do you pronounce Maden?

Maden

IPA /maˈden/

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

What does the surname Maden mean?

Maden is ore dug from the earth and the mine it comes from; the word also means metal. It came through Ottoman Turkish from Arabic maʿdin. A district of Elazığ known for its copper mines also bears the name Maden.1

Grammar A simple noun; also used as an adjective, “metallic”.

Maden is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Maden made of?

Maden is a single root: maden (ore, mineral; mine).

Maden + root maden ore, mineral; mine ARABIC maden “ore, mineral of value;metal” ARABIC maʿdin “Arabic maʿdin” Maden maden root ore, mineral; mine maden ARABIC “ore, mineral of value; metal” maʿdin ARABIC “Arabic maʿdin”
Maden: parts and root words
  • maden Arabic — ore, mineral of value; metal1
  • maʿdin Arabic — Arabic maʿdin1

How was the name Maden formed?

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

How else is Maden spelled?

Mağdenspelling

Who are some well-known people named Maden?

  1. Sait Maden poet 1931–2013
  2. Orhan Maden researcher
  3. Zerrin Maden physician 1969–
  4. Zeynep Maden basketball player 1999–
  5. Yannick Maden tennis player 1989–
  6. Mikail Maden association football player 2002–

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

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Maden

Q1

What does the surname Maden mean?

Maden is ore dug from the earth and the mine it comes from; the word also means metal. It came through Ottoman Turkish from Arabic maʿdin. A district of Elazığ known for its copper mines also bears the name Maden.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Maden?

The root word of Maden is maden (Arabic): “ore, mineral of value; metal”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Maden?

Ma·den, 2 syllables; IPA: /maˈden/.