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== Nomenclature ==
The term ''medan'' might be derived from a [[Batak Karo language|Batak Karo]] word {{transl|btx|madan}} ({{lang|btx|ᯔᯑᯉ᯳}}), which literally means 'healed', 'blessed', or 'recovered'.<ref name="KB">{{cite book |last= Joustra |first= M. |date= 1907 |title= Karo-Bataksch Woordenboek |trans-title= Karo Batak dictionary |url=https://www.e-hsl.com/sources?sourceID=Joustra+1907 |language=nl |location= |publisher= |isbn=}}</ref> The term is associated with the historical Karo Batak figure and founder of the city, Guru Patimpus, who was well-known as a "healer" or traditional doctor. The oldest evidence of this term used to refer to the city dates back to {{circa}} 13th-15th century
There is also a popular theory that ''medan'' is of [[Malay language|Malay]] origin, literally meaning 'field'. The term ''medan'' ({{lang|ms|مدان}}) in Malay might be derived from [[Malayalam]] {{transl|ml|maitānam}} ({{lang|ml|മൈതാനം}}, 'field'), which is cognate to the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] word {{transl|ta|maitāṉ-am}} ({{lang|ta|மைதானம்}}, 'ground').<ref name="MD">{{cite book |last= Meuraxa |first= Dada |date= 1973 |title= Sejarah kebudayaan suku-suku di Sumatera Utara |trans-title= Cultural history of tribes in North Sumatra |url= |language=id |location= Indonesia |publisher= Sasterawan |isbn=}}</ref>
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