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Can () 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
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Given name


First name

* 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 Can Alexander Öncü (born 26 July 2003) is a Turkish Motorcycle racing, motorcycle racer. After spending the 2019 Moto3 season, 2019 season in Moto3, for 2020 Supersport World Championship, 2020 and 2021 Supersport World Championship, 2021, he r ...
(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

* Coşkun Can Aktan (born 1963), Turkish professor of economics * Asım Can Gündüz (1955–2016), Turkish rock and blues guitarist * Emre Can Coşkun (born 1994), Turkish footballer * Ömer Can Sokullu (born 1988), Turkish footballer * Bahtiyar Can Vanlı (born 1962), German-Turkish football coach


Chinese and Vietnamese

* 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

* Cem Can (born 1981), Turkish footballer * Cihan Can (born 1986), Turkish footballer * Çiğdem Can Rasna (born 1976), Turkish volleyball player * Derya Can Göçen, Turkish world record holder female free-diver * Emre Can (born 1994), German footballer * Emre Can (chess player) (born 1990), Turkish Grand Master chess player * Erdem Can (born 1980), Turkish basketball coach * Erkan Can (born 1958), Turkish film and theatre actor * Eyüp Can (boxer) (born 1964), Turkish boxer * Melisa Can (born 1984), U.S.-born Turkish female basketball player * Mustafa Can (born 1969), Swedish author and journalist of Kurdish origin * Müslüm Can (born 1975), German footballer * Osman Can, Turkish jurist * Sena Can (born 2001), Turkish sport shooter * Sibel Can (born 1970), Turkish folk pop singer * Şenol Can (born 1983), Turkish footballer * Yasemin Can (born 1996), Turkish female long-distance runner of Kenyan origin


Cans

* Joacim Cans (born 1970), member of the Swedish band HammerFall {{surname, Can Turkish-language surnames Turkish masculine given names Masculine given names