Kaan (name)



Kaan (Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰍𐰣) 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

 * 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