Given name & surname · also Turkish
Menderes
Menderes is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Turkish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Menderes comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
In Turkish usage, Menderes developed from Μαίανδρος.
Menderes’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Menderes developed from the Ancient Greek form Μαίανδρος.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Menderes
- Menderes SamancılarTurkish actor of Kurdish ancestry (born 1954)
- Menderes TürelTurkish statesperson (born 1964)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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