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Boy name Turkish origin Muslim tradition

Can

JAHN · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
soul; life; spirit
Language
Turkish
Culture
Turkish
Religion
Muslim
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · life
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4324
2024 births24
Peak year2018
First appeared1970
Total US births543
2018 peak19701984199720112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Cano
Alternate spellings
JanCaan
In other languages
Jan (Persian)Jan (Slavic)

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Notable people named Can

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