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Hakan - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Hakan
 
 

 



The boy name Hakan [ 2 syll. ha-kan, hak-an ] is pronounced HHEYKahN or HHAAKahN KEY. Hakan has 2 distinct origins.

1: Hakan's origin is Old Norse, and its use, Scandinavian. Two-element name derived from ha and konr which have the meanings 'horse, high' and 'son, descendant' respectively. An old form of the name is the Old Norse Håkon. The name Håkon was borne by seven Norwegian kings.

Forms of the name include the Scandinavian Haakon, the German and Scandinavian Hagen, and the Scandinavian Håkon.

2: Hakan's origin and use are both in the Turkish language. Derived from the element 'kaan' meaning khan, ruler.

Hakan is a rarely used baby name for boys. It is ranked outside of the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Hakan include the Scandinavian Haakon, the German and Scandinavian Hagen, the English Hakeem, the Arabic Hakim, the Arabic Hasan, the Arabic Hassan, the Scandinavian Håkon, the Arabic Hussain, and the Arabic Hussein.

KEY: English pronunciation for Hakan: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


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