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Can (name)

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Can (Turkish: [dʒan]) is a common Turkish, Azerbaijani and Circassian given name and surname, meaning spirit, life, soul or heart. Turkish and Azerbaijani use is derived from the Persian word Jan (Persian: جان) and Circassian use is derived from Circassian word Janberk. In Turkish, the name Can is pronounced similarly to the common English name John. Džan is a variant in use in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Given name

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First name

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  • Can Akın (born 1983), Turkish basketball player
  • Can Arat (born 1984), Turkish footballer
  • Can Artam (born 1981), Turkish race car driver
  • Can Atilla (born 1969), Turkish composer and musician
  • Can Ayvazoğlu (born 1979), Turkish volleyball player
  • Can Bartu (1936–2019), Turkish basketball player, footballer and columnist
  • Pashanim (born 2000), German rapper of Kurdish descent whose real name is Can David Bayram
  • Can Bonomo (born 1987), Turkish pop singer
  • Can Dündar (born 1961), Turkish journalist, columnist and documentarian
  • Can Emre Yücel (born 1983), Turkish footballer
  • Can Erdem (born 1987), Turkish footballer
  • Can Ergenekan (born 1972), Turkish-American swimmer
  • Can Kim Hua, Vietnamese-American professional poker player
  • Can Korkmaz (born 1992), Turkish basketball player
  • Can Maxim Mutaf (born 1991), Turkish basketball player
  • Can Öncü (born 2003), Turkish motorcycle racer
  • Can Themba (1924–68), South African short-story writer
  • Can Togay (born 1955), Hungarian film director
  • Can Yücel (1926–1999), Turkish poet
  • Can Yaman, Turkish actor

Middle name

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Chinese and Vietnamese

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  • Huy Cận (1919–2005), Vietnamese poet
  • Kun Can (1612 – after 1674), Chinese painter
  • Liu Can (died 318), emperor of the Chinese/Xiongnu state Han Zhao
  • Liu Can (Tang dynasty) (died 906), official of the Chinese Tang dynasty
  • Ngô Đình Cẩn (1911–64), member of South Vietnam's Diệm government
  • Nguyễn Bá Cẩn (1930–2009), former Prime Minister of South Vietnam
  • Trịnh Căn (1633–1709), Vietnamese ruler
  • Wang Can (177–217), politician, scholar and poet during Chinese Han dynasty
  • Wu Can (died 245), official of Eastern Wu during the Chinese Three Kingdoms period
  • Yuan Can (420–477), high-level official of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song
  • Zhou Can (born 1979), Chinese long jumper
  • Zhu Can (died 621), rebel leader during the Chinese Sui dynasty

Surname

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Cans

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  • Joacim Cans (born 1970), member of the Swedish band HammerFall