Kaan (name) explained
Kaan (Old Turkic:)[1] is a masculine given name and surname meaning "ruler", "King of Kings" (alternatively spelled as Kağan, Khagan or Hakan, meaning "Khan of Khans").
Kaan is a popular name in Turkey and Northern Cyprus.
Given names
- Kaan Altan, Turkish rock guitarist
- Kaan Ayhan, Turkish footballer
- Kaan Aykutsun (born 2002), Turkish Olympian boxer
- Kaan Esener (born 1965), Turkish diplomat
- Kaan İnce (1970-1992), Turkish poet
- Kaan Önder, Turkish racing driver
- Kaan Kahriman (born 2004), Turkish weightlifter
- Kaan Tangöze, Turkish rock singer, writer and guitarist
- Kaan Tayla (born 1986), Turkish swimmer
- Kaan Urgancıoğlu, Turkish actor
- Kaan Üner, Turkish basketball player
Surname
- Demir Kaan, Turkish name of Damir Mršić (born 1970), basketball player from Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Fred Kaan, Anglo-Dutch clergyman and hymnwriter
- Heinrich Kaan, 19th-century Russian physician
- Mayo Kaan (1914–2002), American bodybuilder who claimed to be the original model for Superman
Science and technology
Fictional characters
- Marty Kaan, the lead character in the Showtime comedy TV series House of Lies portrayed by Don Cheadle
- Kaz Kaan, protagonist in the animated series Neo Yokio
- Kaan, young warrior, central character in video game
- Lord Kaan in the Star Wars Expanded Universe
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Göktürkçe Kağan Nasıl Yazılır. www.nasil-yazilir.com. 21 May 2023.