Can (name)
Can [ d͡ʒɑ̆n ] is a male and female given name , which is common in Turkey , Vietnam and China. Can also occurs as a Turkish family name .
Origin and meaning of the name
- Latin ( candidus = the shiny, the pure)
- Turkish (= the soul, the interior, the living, the life) of Persian origin
- Zazaisch (= cano , see Turkish, as an appendage or as a middle name, especially for Alevis , e.g. Haydar → Haydarcan ( Haydar-Can ))
Variants (Turkish)
- Canberk , Candemir , Caner , Cansel ; Demircan , Gökcan , Gülcan , Gürcan , Mertcan , Oğulcan , Onurcan , Özcan , Uğurcan
Name bearer
Male first name
- Can Açıkgöz (* 2000), German-Turkish audio book speaker
- Can Demir Aktav (* 1994), Turkish soccer player
- Can Arat (* 1984), Turkish soccer player
- Can Artam (* 1981), Turkish racing driver
- Can Atilla (* 1969), Turkish composer and musician
- Can Bartu (1936–2019), Turkish football and basketball player
- Can Bonomo (* 1987), Turkish-Jewish singer
- Cao Can († 190 BC), politician of the Chinese Han dynasty
- Can Çapak (* 1985), Turkish three- cushion player
- Can Çelebi (* 1990), Turkish handball player
- Can Coskun (* 1998), Turkish-German soccer player
- Can Dündar (* 1961), Turkish journalist, documentary filmmaker and book author
- Can Erdem (* 1987), Turkish soccer player
- Can Erenoğlu (* 1953), Turkish Vice Admiral
- Can Fischer (* 1984), German actor, director and author
- Can Mansuroglu (* 1983), German filmmaker, journalist and presenter
- Can Öncü (* 2003), Turkish motorcycle racer
- Can Oral (* 1965), German musician, label owner and DJ
- Can Özüpek (* 1996), Turkish triple jumper
- Can Parlayan (* 1986), Turkish football player
- Can Salim-Giasar (* 1997), German pool player
- Ömer Can Sokullu (* 1988), Turkish football player
- Can Togay (* 1955), Hungarian screenwriter, film director and actor of Turkish descent
- Can Uğurluer (* 1970), Turkish pop singer
- Can Vanlı (* 1962), German-Turkish soccer coach
- Wang Can (* 1994), Chinese pool player
- Can Yücel (1926–1999), Turkish poet and essayist
Female first name
- Can Erdoğan-Sus (* 1979), Turkish composer
family name
- Adrian Can (* 1972), also Hakan Can , German actor
- Ali Can (* 1993), German-Turkish social activist
- Ayhan Can (* 1937), Turkish poet
- Canan and Handan Can (* 1965; * 1968), German-speaking Turkish authors
- Cem Can (* 1981), Turkish soccer player
- Cihan Can (* 1986), Turkish soccer player
- Emre Can (* 1994), German soccer player
- Emre Can (chess player) (* 1990), Turkish chess player
- Eyüp Can (* 1964), Turkish boxer
- Fettah Can (* 1975), Turkish pop musician and songwriter
- Görkem Can (* 2000), Turkish soccer player
- Halil İbrahim Can (* 1990), Turkish football player
- Kerem Can (* 1977), German-Turkish actor
- Sabri Can (* 1997), Turkish soccer player
- Safiye Can (* 1977), German poet, writer and literary translator
- Şenol Can (* 1983), Turkish soccer player
- Yasemin Can (* 1996), Turkish long-distance runner
stage name
- Can Candid (* 1938), German composer
- Can Themba (1924–1968 / 69), South African writer and journalist