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Soydan

Soydan /sojˈdan/

“of good stock”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
S
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Soydan?

Soydan

IPA /sojˈdan/

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

What does the surname Soydan mean?

Soy means “lineage, family, descent”, and the ablative ending -dan adds “from”. Soydan describes someone “from (good) stock, of an old family”; in Turkish soydan is also said of a trait passed down through the generations.1

Grammar soy + ablative -dan; a case-marked noun used as a name.

That Soydan goes back to soy is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Soydan made of?

Soydan breaks into 2 parts: soy (soy: lineage, descent) + -dan (ablative case ending).

Soydan + root soy soy: lineage, descent TURKIC soy “lineage, family, descent” suffix -dan ablative case ending Soydan soy root soy: lineage, descent soy TURKIC “lineage, family, descent” -dan suffix ablative case ending
Soydan: parts and root words
  • soy Turkic — lineage, family, descent1

How was the name Soydan formed?

Soydan belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (soy + -dan).

Which surnames are related to Soydan?

Soydan Aksoy Gürsoy Ulusoy Özsoy Ersoy Soysal Soylu Atasoy Şensoy Soyer Yücesoy Soykan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aksoy same root – –
02 Gürsoy same root – –
03 Ulusoy same root – –
04 Özsoy same root – –
05 Ersoy same root – –
06 Soysal same root – –
07 Soylu same root – –
08 Atasoy same root – –
09 Şensoy same root – –
10 Soyer same root – –
11 Yücesoy same root – –
12 Soykan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Soydan?

  1. Selim Soydan association football player 1941–
  2. Didem Soydan actor 1984–
  3. Gülşah Soydan actor 1969–
  4. Mahmut Nedim Soydan politician 1883–1936
  5. Murat Soydan actor 1940–2024
  6. Sascha Laura Soydan actor 1972–
  7. Ali Rıza Soydan actor 1956–
  8. Ali Soydan association football player 1934–

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

Is Soydan also a first name?

Yes. Soydan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “of good stock”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: soy 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
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Soydan

Q1

What does the surname Soydan mean?

Soy means “lineage, family, descent”, and the ablative ending -dan adds “from”. Soydan describes someone “from (good) stock, of an old family”; in Turkish soydan is also said of a trait passed down through the generations.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Soydan?

The root word of Soydan is soy (Turkic): “lineage, family, descent”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Soydan?

Soy·dan, 2 syllables; IPA: /sojˈdan/.