Gürkan

Gürkan is a Turkish male first name, the meaning is given as " vivid, full-blooded person ." It can also occur as a family name. Maybe, but these are just a folk etymology, as the name actually derives from the following historical tracks, but they are not Turkish, but Mongolian origin.

Origin

" Gurkāni " - گوركانى - is the form of the original Mongolian word iranisierte kürügän and means " son ". The title is attested as "fu ma" and with the same meaning in Chinese and was worn by Mongol princes, who were married to a descendant of Genghis Khan.

Gurchan was also the title of the rulers of the Kara- Kitai. In describing the conquest of Bukhara in 1220 by the Mongols, the historian Ǧuwaini mentions a Mongolian defector named Gurchan.

Similar names

• Gökhan
• Gürhan
• Gürcan

Bearers of the name

First name

• Gürkan Alver (* 1991), the Turkish football player
• Gürkan Balkans ( born 1980 ), Turkish musician and composer
• Gürkan Sermeter ( b. 1974 ), Swiss football player of Turkish origin

Family name

• Fatoş Gürkan (born 1966 ), Turkish lawyer and politician

Other meanings

• Timur (1336-1405), Central Asian conqueror, described himself as gurkāni