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Kaan (name)

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Bilge Qaghan (Old Turkic: 𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀:𐰴𐰍𐰣, romanized: Bilgä Qaγan) inscriptions, lines 36–40, in Old Turkic script. The word Kaan (Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰍𐰣)[1] first appears in the third row of line 36.

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

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Surname

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  • 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

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Fictional characters

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Göktürkçe Kağan Nasıl Yazılır". www.nasil-yazilir.com. Retrieved 21 May 2023.