Kaan (name)

Kaan is a masculine given name and surname of Turkish origin, meaning "ruler", "King of Kings" (alternatively spelled as Kağan, Khagan or Hakan, meaning "Khan of Khans"). Notable people with the name include:

Given names

• Kaan Akalın (born 1997), Turkish singer, songwriter, and DJ
• Kaan Akça (born 1994), German footballer
• Kaan Ayar (born 1995), Turkish swimmer
• Kaan Ayhan (born 1994), Turkish footballer
• Kaan Aykutsun (born 2002), Turkish boxer
• Kaan Caliskaner (born 1999), German footballer
• Kaan Dalay (born 1981), Turkish wheelchair basketball player
• Kaan Esener (born 1965), Turkish diplomat
• Kaan Güneşberk, Canadian musician, songwriter, and composer
• Kaan Gürbüz (born 2001), Turkish volleyball player
• Kaan İnce (1970-1992), Turkish poet
• Kaan İşbilen (born 1983), Turkish-Canadian basketball player
• Kaan Kahriman (born 2004), Turkish weightlifter
• Kaan Kairinen (born 1998), Finnish footballer
• Kaan Kalyon, Turkish-American screenwriter and story development artist
• Kaan Kanak (born 1990), Turkish footballer
• Kaan Korad, Turkish classical guitarist
• Kaan Kurt (born 2001), German footballer
• Kaan Lativan (born 1991), Indonesian actor
• Kaan Müjdeci (born 1980), Turkish screenwriter and film director
• Kaan Kigen Özbilen (born 1986), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Kaan Özdemir (born 1998), Turkish footballer
• Kaan Tangöze (born 1973), Turkish rock singer, writer, and guitarist
• Kaan Taşaner (born 1979), Turkish actor
• Kaan Tayla (born 1986), Turkish swimmer
• Kaan Üner (born 1988), Turkish basketball player
• Kaan Urgancıoğlu (born 1981), Turkish actor
• Kaan Yıldırım (born 1986), Turkish actor and producer

Surname

• Fred Kaan (1929–2009), Anglo-Dutch clergyman and hymnwriter
• Heinrich Kaan (1816–1893), Russian physician
• Mayo Kaan (1914–2002), American bodybuilder

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

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Kaan
• Caan (name)
• Kahn (name)
• Khan (name)
• Kaan (disambiguation) (other meanings)

References

Name list

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