MaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Hakan: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Hakan is a boy’s name of Turkish origin. It means “emperor, ruler of rulers”.

Say it: hah-kahn

About the name Hakan

Meaning: emperor, ruler of rulers
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; From Old Turkic kağan/hakan.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: hah-kahn

How to pronounce Hakan

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellinghah-kahn is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Hakan

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

Every letter in Hakan sounds close to English. Just keep each vowel short and pure, without the glides English adds (“o” not “oh-oo”).

Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Hakan with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Hakan'a, Hakan'ın), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Hakan is a, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Hakan'da, Hakan'ı.

Because Hakan ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Hakan'ı, Hakan'a) with no buffer letter.

Case forms of Hakan
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Hakan'ı	Hakan'ı tanıyor musun? Do you know Hakan?
Dative (to)	Hakan'a	Hakan'a bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Hakan.
Locative (at / with)	Hakan'da	Anahtarlar Hakan'da. Hakan has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Hakan.)
Ablative (from)	Hakan'dan	Hakan'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Hakan.
Genitive (’s)	Hakan'ın	Bu Hakan'ın çantası. This is Hakan’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Hakan'la	Dün Hakan'la konuştum. I talked with Hakan yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Hakan mean?

Hakan is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “emperor, ruler of rulers”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. From Old Turkic kağan/hakan.

How do you pronounce Hakan?

Say it roughly as “hah-kahn”, keeping every vowel short and clear.

How do you add suffixes to Hakan in Turkish?

Because Hakan is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Hakan'a (to Hakan), Hakan'ın (Hakan’s), Hakan'da (at Hakan’s) and Hakan'la (with Hakan).