# Can (name)

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'''Can''' ({{IPA|tr|dʒan|lang}}) is a common [Turkish](/source/Turkish_language), [Azerbaijani](/source/Azerbaijani_language) and [Circassian](/source/Circassian_language) given name and surname, meaning ''spirit, life, soul ''or ''heart''. Turkish and Azerbaijani use is derived from the [Persian](/source/Persian_language) word [Jan](/source/Jan_(Persian_name)) ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): جان) and Circassian use is derived from [Circassian](/source/Circassian_language) word Janberk. Džan is a variant in use in [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/source/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina).

==Given name==
===First name===
*[Can Akın](/source/Can_Ak%C4%B1n) (born 1983), Turkish basketball player
*[Can Arat](/source/Can_Arat) (born 1984), Turkish footballer
*[Can Artam](/source/Can_Artam) (born 1981), Turkish race car driver
*[Can Atilla](/source/Can_Atilla) (born 1969), Turkish composer and musician
*[Can Ayvazoğlu](/source/Can_Ayvazo%C4%9Flu) (born 1979), Turkish volleyball player
*[Can Bartu](/source/Can_Bartu) (1936–2019), Turkish basketball player, footballer and columnist
*[Pashanim](/source/Pashanim) (born 2000), German rapper of Kurdish descent whose real name is Can David Bayram 
*[Can Bonomo](/source/Can_Bonomo) (born 1987), Turkish pop singer
*[Can Dündar](/source/Can_D%C3%BCndar) (born 1961), Turkish journalist, columnist and documentarian
*[Can Emre Yücel](/source/Can_Emre_Y%C3%BCcel) (born 1983), Turkish footballer
*[Can Erdem](/source/Can_Erdem) (born 1987), Turkish footballer
*[Can Ergenekan](/source/Can_Ergenekan) (born 1972), Turkish-American swimmer
*[Can Kim Hua](/source/Can_Kim_Hua), Vietnamese-American professional poker player
*[Can Korkmaz](/source/Can_Korkmaz) (born 1992), Turkish basketball player
*[Can Maxim Mutaf](/source/Can_Maxim_Mutaf) (born 1991), Turkish basketball player
*[Can Öncü](/source/Can_%C3%96nc%C3%BC) (born 2003), Turkish motorcycle racer
*[Can Özüpek](/source/Can_%C3%96z%C3%BCpek) (born 1996), Turkish triple jumper
*[Can Themba](/source/Can_Themba) (1924–68), South African short-story writer
*[Can Togay](/source/Can_Togay) (born 1955), Hungarian film director
*[Can Yücel](/source/Can_Y%C3%BCcel) (1926–1999), Turkish poet
*[Can Yaman](/source/Can_Yaman), Turkish actor

===Middle name===
*[Coşkun Can Aktan](/source/Co%C5%9Fkun_Can_Aktan) (born 1963), Turkish professor of economics
*[Asım Can Gündüz](/source/As%C4%B1m_Can_G%C3%BCnd%C3%BCz) (1955–2016), Turkish rock and blues guitarist
*[Emre Can Coşkun](/source/Emre_Can_Co%C5%9Fkun) (born 1994), Turkish footballer
*[Ömer Can Sokullu](/source/%C3%96mer_Can_Sokullu) (born 1988), Turkish footballer
*[Bahtiyar Can Vanlı](/source/Bahtiyar_Can_Vanl%C4%B1) (born 1962), German-Turkish football coach

==Chinese and Vietnamese==
*[Huy Cận](/source/Huy_C%E1%BA%ADn) (1919–2005), Vietnamese poet
*[Kun Can](/source/Kun_Can) (1612 – after 1674), Chinese painter
*[Liu Can](/source/Liu_Can) (died 318), emperor of the Chinese/Xiongnu state Han Zhao
*[Liu Can (Tang dynasty)](/source/Liu_Can_(Tang_dynasty)) (died 906), official of the Chinese Tang dynasty
*[Ngô Đình Cẩn](/source/Ng%C3%B4_%C4%90%C3%ACnh_C%E1%BA%A9n) (1911–64), member of South Vietnam's Diệm government
*[Nguyễn Bá Cẩn](/source/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_B%C3%A1_C%E1%BA%A9n) (1930–2009), former Prime Minister of South Vietnam
*[Trịnh Căn](/source/Tr%E1%BB%8Bnh_C%C4%83n) (1633–1709), Vietnamese ruler
*[Wang Can](/source/Wang_Can) (177–217), politician, scholar and poet during Chinese Han dynasty
*[Wu Can](/source/Wu_Can) (died 245), official of Eastern Wu during the Chinese Three Kingdoms period
*[Yuan Can](/source/Yuan_Can) (420–477), high-level official of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song
*[Zhou Can](/source/Zhou_Can) (born 1979), Chinese long jumper
*[Zhu Can](/source/Zhu_Can) (died 621), rebel leader during the Chinese Sui dynasty

==Surname==
*[Cem Can](/source/Cem_Can) (born 1981), Turkish footballer
*[Cihan Can](/source/Cihan_Can) (born 1986), Turkish footballer
*[Çiğdem Can Rasna](/source/%C3%87i%C4%9Fdem_Can_Rasna) (born 1976), Turkish volleyball player
*[Derya Can Göçen](/source/Derya_Can_G%C3%B6%C3%A7en), Turkish world record holder female free-diver
*[Emre Can](/source/Emre_Can) (born 1994), German footballer
*[Emre Can (chess player)](/source/Emre_Can_(chess_player)) (born 1990), Turkish Grand Master chess player
*[Erdem Can](/source/Erdem_Can) (born 1980), Turkish basketball coach
*[Erkan Can](/source/Erkan_Can) (born 1958), Turkish film and theatre actor
*[Eyüp Can (boxer)](/source/Ey%C3%BCp_Can_(boxer)) (born 1964), Turkish boxer
*[Melisa Can](/source/Melisa_Can) (born 1984), U.S.-born Turkish female basketball player
*[Mustafa Can](/source/Mustafa_Can) (born 1969), Swedish author and journalist of Kurdish origin
*[Müslüm Can](/source/M%C3%BCsl%C3%BCm_Can) (born 1975), German footballer
*[Nachan Can](/source/Nachan_Can) ({{fl}}16th cent.), Maya ruler
*[Osman Can](/source/Osman_Can), Turkish jurist
*[Sena Can](/source/Sena_Can) (born 2001), Turkish sport shooter
*[Sibel Can](/source/Sibel_Can) (born 1970), Turkish folk pop singer
*[Şenol Can](/source/%C5%9Eenol_Can) (born 1983), Turkish footballer
*[Yasemin Can](/source/Yasemin_Can) (born 1996), Turkish female long-distance runner of Kenyan origin
*[Zülal Can](/source/Z%C3%BClal_Can) (born 2009), Turkish female fencer

===Cans===
*[Joacim Cans](/source/Joacim_Cans) (born 1970), member of the Swedish band HammerFall

{{given name}}
{{surname|Can}}

Category:Turkish-language surnames
Category:Turkish masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names

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