Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Settlement Usage Indonesian Pronounced Pron. meh-DAN, MEH-dan [key·IPA] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 9/28/2016 by highexpectasians Edited 9/9/2021 by Infinitas Meaning & History Possibly from Tamil மைதானம் (maidhanam) meaning "ground, field". This is the name of the capital city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra.