Altan (name)

Altan

Gender	Male & female
Origin
Languages	1. Turkic 2. Mongolian 3. Irish 4. Scottish Gaelic 5. Swedish 6. Danish
Meaning	1. "red dawn" 2. "golden" 3. "red rising sun"

Altan is a male Mongolian and Turkish given name used also as first name and a Mongolian given name. Altan means "golden" in Mongolian and "red dawn" in Turkic. The related word "Altın" is also Turkish for "golden" and a common Turkish first name.

Given name

• Altan Aksoy (born 1976), a Turkish football player
• Altan Debter, an early, now lost history of the Mongols
• Altan Dinçer (1932–2010), Turkish basketball player
• Engin Altan Düzyatan (born 1979), Turkish actor
• Altan Erkekli (born 1955), a Turkish theatre and film actor
• Altan Erol (born 1983), a Turkish professional basketball player
• Altan Khan (1508–1582), a Mongol ruler (1507–1582)
• Altan Khan of the Khotgoid, a succession of rulers of north-western Mongolia in the 17th century
• Altan Öymen (1932–2025), Turkish journalist, author and 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
• Altan Öncül, Turkish-Dutch economist and political personality

Surname

• Ahmet Altan (born 1950), Turkish journalist and author
• Berfin Altan (born 2003), Turkish women's goalball player
• Çetin Altan (1927–2015), Turkish writer, journalist, and former member of parliament
• Francesco Tullio Altan (born 1942), Italian satire and comic book author
• Kaan Altan, a founding member of the Turkish rock band Mavi Sakal
• Kamil Altan(1924–2011), Turkish footballer.
• Mehmet Altan (born 1953), Turkish economist, columnist and writer
• Pedro Altán (born 1997), Guatemalan footballer
• Saadet İkesus Altan (1916–2007), Turkish opera singer, vocal coach and opera director

See also

• Altan, Irish folk band
• Altan (disambiguation), other uses