Kaan (name)

Kaan (Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰍𐰣) is a masculine given name and surname of Turkic origin, meaning "ruler", "King of Kings" (alternatively spelled as Kağan, Khagan or Hakan, meaning "Khan of Khans").

Bumin Qaghan (Old Turkic: 𐰉𐰆𐰢𐰣:𐰴𐰍𐰣, romanized: Bumïn Qaγan) was the founder of the First Turkic (Göktürk) Khaganate.

Kaan is a popular name in Turkey and Northern Cyprus.

Given names

• Kaan Altan, Turkish rock guitarist
• Kaan Ayhan, Turkish footballer
• 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

• TAI TF Kaan, a twin-engine, fifth generation air superiority fighter built by the Turkish Aerospace Industries for the Turkish Air Force

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 Kaan: Barbarian's Blade
• Lord Kaan in the Star Wars Expanded Universe

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Kaan
• Caan (name)
• Kahn (name)
• Khan (name)
• Kaan (disambiguation) (other meanings)

References