Kaan (Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰍𐰣)[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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- TAI TF Kaan, a twin-engine, fifth generation air superiority fighter built by the Turkish Aerospace Industries for the Turkish Air Force
Fictional characters
edit- 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 Kaan: Barbarian's Blade
- Lord Kaan in the Star Wars Expanded Universe
See also
edit- All pages with titles beginning with Kaan
- Caan (name)
- Kahn (name)
- Khan (name)
- Kaan (disambiguation) (other meanings)
References
edit- ^ a b "Göktürkçe Kağan Nasıl Yazılır". www.nasil-yazilir.com. Retrieved 21 May 2023.