Gökhan
| Gökhan | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Altaic |
| Meaning | Khan (or king) of Heaven |
| Region of origin | Turkish |
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Gökhan (pronounced [ˈɟøkhan]) is a Turkish forename meaning "ruler of the sky" related to Tengrism. The stem of the name comes from the "Gök"[ɟøk, goek] and the "(K)Han" [kahn, kan ; Han] words. Gök means sky or heaven in Turkish and Khan is (in the Altaic group of languages) a title held by hereditary rulers or tribal chiefs.
Most likely, the first appearance of the name Gökhan is as one of the six sons of Oghuz Khagan, the legendary ruler of the Oghuz.
Given name
- Gökhan Bozkaya, Turkish footballer of Körfez FK
- Gökhan Çalışal, Turkish-German footballer of Yeni Malatyaspor
- Gökhan Emreciksin, Turkish footballer of Elazığspor
- Gökhan Gönül, Turkish international footballer of Fenerbahçe SK
- Gökhan Güleç, Turkish footballer of Kasımpaşa SK
- Gökhan Inler, Swiss-Turkish footballer who plays for Leicester City in England
- Gökhan Keskin, Turkish retired footballer of Beşiktaş JK and İstanbulspor
- Gökhan Kırdar, Turkish film score composer
- Gökhan Kök, Turkish footballer of Sakaryaspor
- Gökhan Özoğuz, Turkish ska punk singer from Athena
- Gökhan Saki, Turkey's Pride Martial Artist raised in the Netherlands
- Gökhan Tokgöz, Turkish footballer of Bozüyükspor
- Gökhan Töre, Turkish international footballer of FC Rubin Kazan from Russia
- Gökhan Ünal, Turkish international footballer of Kayserispor on loan from Fenerbahçe SK
- Gökhan Zan, Turkish international footballer of Galatasaray SK
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