SURNAMEEntry 4,285
Sümen
“desk blotter”1
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- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- Plain noun
- Vowel harmony
- front
- Initial
- S
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How do you pronounce Sümen?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Sümen mean?
From French sous-main “under the hand”: the leather-covered desk pad on which one writes and between whose leaves papers are kept. The Turkish idiom “sümen altı etmek” means to shelve a matter.1
That Sümen goes back to sümen is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
Sümen is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Sümen formed?
Sümen is the word sümen (“sümen: desk blotter”), taken unchanged as a surname.
Who are some well-known people named Sümen?
- Aslı Sümen actor 1994–
People surnamed Sümen as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Sümen written and pronounced abroad?
In English-language records the name usually appears as Sumen.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Sümen?
Satır shares gloss keywords with Sümen within the same primary category.
- Satırcleaver; line of writing
Which guides add context to Sümen?
Read the root, formation and register information for Sümen alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sümen
- 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Sümen
- Q1
What does the surname Sümen mean?
- From French sous-main “under the hand”: the leather-covered desk pad on which one writes and between whose leaves papers are kept. The Turkish idiom “sümen altı etmek” means to shelve a matter.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Sümen?
- The root word of Sümen is sümen (European): ‘French sous-main “desk pad”’.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Sümen?
- Sü·men, 2 syllables; IPA: /syˈmen/.