Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Zeydan

Zeydan /zejˈdan/

“Arabic name; increase, growth”1

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

How do you pronounce Zeydan?

Zeydan

IPA /zejˈdan/

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

What does the surname Zeydan mean?

Zeydan is the Turkish spelling of the Arabic name Zaydān. It comes from the root z-y-d, “to grow, to increase”, the same root as the name Zayd. The surname may preserve the name of an ancestor.1

Grammar A personal name used unchanged as a surname.

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

What is Zeydan made of?

Zeydan is a single root: Zeydan (Arabic male name Zaydān).

Zeydan root Zeydan Arabic male name Zaydān ARABIC Zaydān “personal name from theroot z-y-d, ‘to…’” Zeydan Zeydan root Arabic male name Zaydān Zaydān ARABIC “personal name from the rootz-y-d, ‘to increase’”
Zeydan: parts and root words
  • Zaydān Arabic — personal name from the root z-y-d, “to increase”1

How was the name Zeydan formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Zeydan?

  1. Abdullah Zeydan politician 1972–
  2. Mustafa Zeydan politician 1938–2011
  3. Ahmet Zeydan politician 1928–2010
  4. Rüstem Zeydan physician 1956–
  5. Burcu Zeydan researcher
  6. Engin Zeydan researcher

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

Is Zeydan also a first name?

Yes. Zeydan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “Arabic name; increase, growth”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: زيدان accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Zaydan 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
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Zeydan

Q1

What does the surname Zeydan mean?

Zeydan is the Turkish spelling of the Arabic name Zaydān. It comes from the root z-y-d, “to grow, to increase”, the same root as the name Zayd. The surname may preserve the name of an ancestor.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Zeydan?

The root word of Zeydan is Zaydān (Arabic): ‘personal name from the root z-y-d, “to increase”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Zeydan?

Zey·dan, 2 syllables; IPA: /zejˈdan/.