Turkish · Turkic

Orhan

Pronounced or-HAHNShare

Meaning: Turkish royal name; first element uncertain

  • Boy
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

Orhan was borne by an early Ottoman ruler. Its second element is han, ruler or khan, but the first element is uncertain; great khan is not a secure literal translation.

Spellings & variants

  • Orkhan

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Orhan comes from Turkish and Turkic.

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