Taylan is a

male Male (Mars symbol, symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male organism cannot sexual reproduction, repro ...

Turkish given name A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''soyadı'' (surname) in the full na ...

. In Turkish, "Taylan" means "elegant", "kind", "gracious", "herocious" and/or "tall and skinny person".

Given name

Taylan Aydoğan Taylan Aydoğan (born 27 May 1983 in Aachen, West Germany) is a German former football goalkeeper. Club career He became professional in Fenerbahçe. Taylan joined in Roda JC at the beginning of the season 2001/2002. He played for youth and r ...

(born 1983), Turkish-German footballer

Surname

* Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan (born 1965), Turkish film, television and theater actor and director *

Justin Taylan Justin R. Taylan (born September 22, 1977) is an American author and historian specializing in battles and wrecks within the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. He is also the founder of Pacific Wrecks, a non-profit organization ...

(born 1977), American author and historian * Muhittin Taylan (1910–1983), Turkish judge *

Nurcan Taylan Nurcan Taylan (born 29 October 1983 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting. She holds six European and one world record (and tied two more world records). She was banned by the International Weight ...

(born 1983), Turkish female Olympic, world and European champion weightlifter *

The Taylan Brothers Yağmur Taylan (1966) and Durul Taylan (1969), also known as The Taylan Brothers are Turkish film directors. Biography Having studied Industrial Engineering and Medicine respectively, the brothers started their work behind the camera with their ...

, Durul Taylan (born 1969) and Yağmur Taylan (born 1966), Turkish film directors

Places

* Taylan, a village in

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