Batu (given name)

Batu is a common masculine Central Asian name.

In Turkish, "Batu" means "Prevailing", and/or "Preponderant". It also connotes "The West" since "Batu" resembles the word "Batı" which means "west" in Turkish.

In Mongolian, "Batu" means firm/stable.

In Malay and Bahasa Indonesia, "Batu" means rock, stone or boulder.

In Atayal, "Batu" means egg.

Given name

 * Batu Han Yüksel (born 1999), Turkish weightlifter
 * Batu Khan, Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde.
 * Batu Watan (蘇偉恩), Taiwanese aboriginal city council candidates in Taoyuan City.
 * Batumöngke Dayan Khagan, 15th century Mongol khagan.
 * Saru Batu Savcı Bey, Ertuğrul's eldest son and older brother of Osman I and Gündüz see Turkish Wikipedia article

Entertainment

 * Batu Akdeniz (born 1993), Turkish rock musician
 * Batu Çetin, founder and vocalist of Cenotaph

Character

 * Batu (巴圖), an Atayalic character from the Taiwanese television film Batu The Iron Fist (鐵拳巴圖).