The baby name Mertcan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /merˈdʒan/ — approx. "MERT-jahn" (Turkish 'c' = /dʒ/, 'a' as in 'father').
Mertcan is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Mertcan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /merˈdʒan/ — approx. "MERT-jahn" (Turkish 'c' = /dʒ/, 'a' as in 'father').
Mertcan is Turkish in Origin.
Mertcan (pronounced MEHRT-jan, j as in jam) is a Turkish compound male name from Mert and Can. Mert derives from Persian mard “man; brave, upright,” denoting honesty and courage in Turkish. Can, from Persian jān, means “soul, life, beloved.” Together the name signifies “brave-hearted” or “honest soul.”
It rose in Turkey in the late 20th century and is common in diaspora communities. Variants in writing include Mert Can (two words) and Mert-Can; the elements also appear as separate given names. Nicknames include Mert, Can, Merto, and Cano. Related forms are Mert and Can; feminine cognates from Can include Cansu and Canan. The compound reflects Persian influence in Ottoman Turkish while fitting contemporary tastes for concise virtue names. It gained steady usage from the 1990s into the 2000s.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| TR | 0 | #286 | 6,833 | 19,440 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #429 | 14 | 2,180 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #873 | 80 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #910 | 42 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,143 | 34 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,683 | 9 | 28,008 |
Mertcan is popular in 24 countries — most recent births per country:
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