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'''Altan''' |
'''Altan''' is a common masculine [[Turkish name|Turkish given name]] and a Mongolian name. '''Altan''' means ''golden'' <ref>Гарма Данцаранович Санжеев - The modern Mongolian language (1973), p. 24</ref> in [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]] and ''dawn'' in [[Turkic languages|Turkic]]. |
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==Music== |
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* [[Altan (band)]], an Irish folk and traditional music group |
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* [[Altan (album)]], the second album by Frankie Kennedy and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh |
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* [[Francesco Tullio Altan]], Italian satire and comic book author |
* [[Francesco Tullio Altan]], Italian satire and comic book author |
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* [[Kaan Altan]], a founding member of the Turkish rock band Mavi Sakal |
* [[Kaan Altan]], a founding member of the Turkish rock band Mavi Sakal |
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==Places== |
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* [[Altan Jalab]], a village in Afghanistan |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 05:49, 6 February 2012
| Gender | Male |
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| Language(s) | 1. Turkish 2. Mongolian |
| Meaning | 1. "golden" 2. "dawn" |
Altan is a common masculine Turkish given name and a Mongolian name. Altan means golden [1] in Mongolian and dawn in Turkic.
Given name
- Altan Aksoy, a Turkish football player
- Altan Erkekli, a Turkish theatre and film actor
- Altan Erol, a Turkish professional basketball player
- Altan Debter, an early, now lost history of the Mongols
- Altan Khan, a Mongol ruler (1507-1582)
- Altan Khan of the Khotgoid, a succession of rulers of north-western Mongolia in the 17th century
- Altan Öymen, a Turkish journalist, author and former politician
- Altan Telgey, a Mongol earth goddess
- Altan Tobchi, a 17th century Mongolian chronicle written by Guush Luvsandanzan
- Altan Urag, a Mongolian folk rock band
Surname
- Ahmet Altan, a Turkish journalist and author
- Çetin Altan, a Turkish writer, journalist, and former member of parliament
- Francesco Tullio Altan, Italian satire and comic book author
- Kaan Altan, a founding member of the Turkish rock band Mavi Sakal
References
- ^ Гарма Данцаранович Санжеев - The modern Mongolian language (1973), p. 24