# Kaan (name)

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'''Kaan''' is a masculine [given name](/source/given_name) and [surname](/source/surname) meaning "ruler", "[King of Kings](/source/Khagan)" (alternatively spelled as ''[Kağan](/source/Khagan)'', ''[Khagan](/source/Khagan)'' or ''[Hakan](/source/Hakan)'', meaning "[Khan](/source/Khan_(title)) of Khans").  

The name finds its origins in multiple languages, mainly [Mongolian](/source/Mongolian_language) and [Turkish](/source/Turkish_language).

== Given names ==
*[Kaan Altan](/source/Kaan_Altan), Turkish rock guitarist
*[Kaan Ayhan](/source/Kaan_Ayhan), Turkish footballer
*[Kaan Aykutsun](/source/Kaan_Aykutsun) (born 2002), Turkish Olympian boxer
*[Kaan Esener](/source/Kaan_Esener) (born 1965), Turkish diplomat
*[Kaan İnce](/source/Kaan_%C4%B0nce) (1970-1992), Turkish poet
*[Kaan Kahriman](/source/Kaan_Kahriman) (born 2004), Turkish weightlifter
*[Kaan Tangöze](/source/Kaan_Tang%C3%B6ze), Turkish rock singer, writer and guitarist
*[Kaan Tayla](/source/Kaan_Tayla) (born 1986), Turkish swimmer
*[Kaan Urgancıoğlu](/source/Kaan_Urganc%C4%B1o%C4%9Flu), Turkish actor
*[Kaan Üner](/source/Kaan_%C3%9Cner), Turkish basketball player
*[Thomas Kaan Önol Lang](/source/Thomas_Kaan_%C3%96nol_Lang) (born 2007), Turkish alpine ski racer

== Surname ==
*Demir Kaan, Turkish name of [Damir Mršić](/source/Damir_Mr%C5%A1i%C4%87) (born 1970), basketball player from Bosnia and Herzegovina
* [Fred Kaan](/source/Fred_Kaan), Anglo-Dutch clergyman and hymnwriter
*[Heinrich Kaan](/source/Heinrich_Kaan), 19th-century Russian physician
*[Mayo Kaan](/source/Mayo_Kaan) (1914–2002), American bodybuilder who claimed to be the original model for Superman

== Science and technology ==
*[TAI TF Kaan](/source/TAI_TF_Kaan), a twin-engine, [fifth generation](/source/Fifth-generation_fighter) [air superiority fighter](/source/air_superiority_fighter) built by the [Turkish Aerospace Industries](/source/Turkish_Aerospace_Industries) for the [Turkish Air Force](/source/Turkish_Air_Force)

== Fictional characters ==
*Marty Kaan, the lead character in the [Showtime](/source/Showtime_(TV_network)) comedy TV series ''[House of Lies](/source/House_of_Lies)'' portrayed by [Don Cheadle](/source/Don_Cheadle)
*Kaz Kaan, protagonist in the animated series ''[Neo Yokio](/source/Neo_Yokio)''
* Kaan, young warrior, central character in video game ''[Kaan: Barbarian's Blade](/source/Kaan%3A_Barbarian's_Blade)''
* [Lord Kaan](/source/Lord_Kaan) in the Star Wars Expanded Universe

== See also ==
*{{lookfrom|Kaan}}
*[Caan (name)](/source/Caan_(name)) 
*[Kahn](/source/Kahn) (name)
*[Khan (name)](/source/Khan_(name))
*[Kaan (disambiguation)](/source/Kaan_(disambiguation)) (other meanings)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Category:Masculine given names

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