Sinan (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

: سنان ''sinān'') is a name found in

and Early Arabic, meaning ''spearhead''. The name may also be related to the

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...

name

Sinon In Greek mythology, Sinon (Ancient Greek: Σίνων, from the verb "σίνομαι"—''sinomai'', "to harm, to hurt") or Sinopos, was a Greek warrior during the Trojan War. Family Sinon was the son of Aesimus, son of Autolycus. He was the ...

. It was used as a male given name.

Etymology

The word is possibly stems from the

verb سَنَّ ''sanna'', which means to "grind, sharpen, to make a point or dot". Another older meaning probably refer to " age", the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed, or the old age. Also, another meaning refers to "make a law/ legislation about something". The general meaning is "sharpened point/ nib of the

spear A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with fire hardened spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fasten ...

lance A lance is a spear designed to be used by a mounted warrior or cavalry soldier (lancer). In ancient and medieval warfare, it evolved into the leading weapon in cavalry charges, and was unsuited for throwing or for repeated thrusting, unlike s ...

(t)" which could possibly have a symbolic connotation representing a

pointed arch A pointed arch, ogival arch, or Gothic arch is an arch with a pointed crown, whose two curving sides meet at a relatively sharp angle at the top of the arch. This architectural element was particularly important in Gothic architecture. The earlie ...

, some referring to the niche of a '' mihrab'', since the mihrab represent the "point, direction" of prayer to the Ka'abah in Islam. In a ''hadith'' narrated by Abu Juhaifa in '' Sahih al-Bukhari'', "Once Allah's Messenger went to Al-Batha' at noon, performed the ablution and offered a two rak'at Zuhr prayer and a two-rak'at 'Asr prayer while a spearheaded stick was planted before him and the passersby were passing in front of it". In another tradition, the

battle standard A war flag, also known as a military flag, battle flag, or standard, is a variant of a national flag for use by a country's military forces when on land. The nautical equivalent is a naval ensign. Under the strictest sense of the term, few countr ...

of Muhammad, known in Turkish as ''Sancak-ı Şerif'' ("Holy Standard"), was believed to have served as the curtain over the entrance of his wife Aisha's tent, the standard had been part of the turban of

Buraydah ibn al-Khasib Buraydah ibn al-Husayb ( ar, بريدة بن الحُصَيب) was a Sahabi, one of the companions of Muhammad, and one of the leading persons of the Banu Aslam Banu Aslam () were an Arabian tribe during the Islamic prophet Muhammad's era. During ...

, an enemy who was ordered to attack Muhammad, but instead bowed to him, unwound his turban and affixed it to his

, dedicating it and himself to Muhammad's service. In an Islamic interpretation of dreams, denotes the emblem of a religious man or a scholar, then it means innovation. The name has been mostly used in Ottoman times, generally used as a common Turkish baby name. Notable people with the name Sinan include:

Pre-20th century

, warrior in Greek mythology who was involved in the Trojan Wars *

Sinān ibn al-Fatḥ Sinān ibn al-Fatḥ was an Arab mathematician from Ḥarrān Harran (), historically known as Carrhae ( el, Kάρραι, Kárrhai), is a rural town and district of the Şanlıurfa Province in southeastern Turkey, approximately 40 kilometres ( ...

(10th century), mathematician from Ḥarrān *

Mimar Sinan Mimar Sinan ( ota, معمار سينان, translit=Mi'mâr Sinân, , ) ( 1488–1490 – 17 July 1588) also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, ("Sinan Agha the Grand Architect" or "Grand Sinan") was the chief Ottoman architect ( tr, l ...

(1489–1588), chief architect and civil engineer for three Ottoman sultans *

Khaled bin Sinan Khaled bin Sinan al-`Absi () was a revered figure and judge by profession of pre-Islamic Arabia belonging to the Hunafa, who is thought to have lived in the region of Najd of the ancient historical region of Al-Yamama allegedly around AD 520-588, ...

, pre-Islamic prophet *

Sinan ibn Thabit ( ar, أبو سعيد سنان بن ثابت بن قرة), –943, was a medieval scholar who served as the court physician of the Abbasid caliphs al-Muqtadir (), al-Qahir (), and al-Radi (). As the son of Thabit ibn Qurra () and the father of Ib ...

, Sabian physician, father of Ibrahim ibn Sinan *

Ibrahim ibn Sinan Ibrahim ibn Sinan (Arabic: ''Ibrāhīm ibn Sinān ibn Thābit ibn Qurra'', ; born 295-296 AH/c. 908 AD in Baghdad, died: 334-335 AH/946 AD in Baghdad, aged 38) was a mathematician and astronomer belonging to a family of scholars who originally ha ...

(908–946), mathematician and astronomer in Baghdad *

Rashid ad-Din Sinan Rashid al-Din Sinan ( ar, رشيد الدين سنان ''Rashīd ad-Dīn Sinān''; 1131/1135 – 1193) also known as the Old Man of the Mountain ( ar, شيخ الجبل ''Shaykh al-Jabal'', la, Vetulus de Montanis), was a ''da'i'' (missionary) a ...

(died ca. 1193), known as "Old Man of the Mountain", one of the leaders of the Nizari Ismaili community in Syria *

Atik Sinan Sinan-i Atik, also known as Azadlı Sinan, and Atik Sinan (meaning Sinan the Freedman; ''azadlı'' shows that ''atik'' does not mean "old", and is not used to distinguish him from Koca Mimar Sinan Agha), was an Ottoman architect for Sultan Mehmed ...

(fl. died 1471), "old Sinan", Ottoman architect

Ottoman officers

Koca Sinan Pasha Koca Sinan Pasha ( tr, Koca Sinan Paşa, "Sinan the Great"; c. 1506 - 3 April 1596) was an Albanian-born Ottoman Grand Vizier, military figure, and statesman. From 1580 until his death he served five times as Grand Vizier. In a Ragusan docum ...

(1506–1596), Albanian born Grand Vizier, Ottoman military commander (pasha) and statesman *

Sinan Pasha (Ottoman admiral) Sinanüddin Yusuf Pasha or in short Sinan Pasha (Croatian: ''Sinan-paša''), (died 21 December 1553) was an Ottoman Grand Admiral (Kapudan Pasha), who served the Ottoman Navy for nearly four years between 1550 and the end of 1553, during the r ...

(died 1553), in full Sinanüddin Yusuf Pasha, Kapudan Pasha (Grand Admiral) of the Ottoman Navy *

Hadım Sinan Pasha Hadım Sinan Pasha ( ota, خادم سنان پاشا, tr, Hadım Sinan Paşa, ; sh, Sinan-paša Borovinić; died 22 January 1517) was Bosnian- Ottoman nobleman, politician and statesman. He served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire fro ...

(died 1517), Ottoman grand vizier *

Sinan Reis Sinan Reis, also ''Ciphut Sinan'', ( he, סנאן ראיס, ''Sinan Rais''; ar, سنان ريس, ''Sinan Rayyis'';) "Sinan the Chief", and pt, Sinão o Judeo, "Sinan the Jew", was a Barbary corsair who sailed under the famed Ottoman admir ...

(died 1546?), Sephardic Jewish Barbary corsair and lieutenant to Hayreddin Barbarossa *

Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha (also known as ''Cağaloğlu Yusuf Sinan Pasha''; 1545–1605), his epithet meaning "son of Cicala", was an Ottoman Italian statesman who held the office of Grand Vizier for forty days between 27 October to 5 De ...

(c. 1545–1605), Ottoman statesman of Italian background * Sinan-paša Sijerčić (died 1806), Bosniak Commander of the Ottoman Army

Post-19th century

Hakan Karahan Hakan Karahan (born 1 January 1960), also known with his pseudonym Sinan, is a Turkish writer and songwriter. He wrote several songs for Candan Erçetin and was producer for the movies '' Kaptan Feza'' and '' Gölgesizler''. Books * Yeni Ba� ...

(born 1960), Turkish writer who uses pseudonym Sinan

Given name

Sinan Akçıl Sinan Akçıl (born 20 May 1982) is a Turkish composer, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is known for producing Hadise's Eurovision 2009 song for Turkey, called " Düm Tek Tek". Personal life Sinan Akçıl married popular Turkish actr ...

(born 1981), Turkish pop composer and songwriter * Sinan Akdag (born 1989), German ice hockey defenceman *

Sinan Akkuş Sinan Akkuş (born 17 December 1971) is a Turkish-German director, writer and actor. Life and work Sinan Akkuş was born in Turkey. As a child he moved to Germany in 1973. After graduating from high school in Kassel, he studied philosophy, German ...

(born 1971), Turkish-German actor, director, film producer and writer * Sinan Al Shabibi (born 1941), governor of the Central Bank of Iraq *

Sinan Alaağaç Sinan Alaağaç (May 14, 1960 – November 24, 1985) was a goalkeeper of Eskişehirspor who died in pre-season training due to heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or ...

(1960–1985), Turkish footballer * Sinan Albayrak (born 1973), Turkish TV and film actor *

Sinan Alimanović Sinan Alimanović (born 11 February 1954) is a Bosnian jazz pianist, organist, composer, conductor, arranger and educator. Biography Sinan Alimanović has worked with American and European jazz musicians such as Randy Brecker, Harvie S, Duško ...

(born 1954), Bosnian musician *

Sinan Antoon Sinan Antoon ( ar, سنان أنطون), is an Iraqi poet, novelist, scholar, and literary translator. He has been described as "one of the most acclaimed authors of the Arab world." He is an associate professor at the Gallatin School of Individ ...

(born 1967), Iraqi poet and novelist * Sinan Ayrancı (born 1990), Turkish-Swedish footballer * Sinan Bakış (born 1994), Turkish footballer *

Sinan Bolat Sinan Bolat (born 3 September 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian club Westerlo. He has played for Turkey both at youth level and senior level. Club career Early years Bolat began his professional ca ...

(born 1988), Turkish-Belgian footballer * Sinan Bytyqi (born 1995), Albanian-Austrian footballer * Sinan Çalışkanoğlu (born 1978), Turkish actor * Sinan Can (born 1977), Dutch-Turkish journalist * Sinan Cem Tanık (born 1980), Turkish volleyball player *

Sinan Çetin Sinan Çetin (born March 1, 1953) is a Turkish film director, actor, and producer. He won the best director award at the 12th Dhaka International Film Festival. Çetin was born as one of the eight children of a customs officer. He is of matern ...

(born 1953), Turkish actor, film director, and producer * Sinan Demircioğlu (born 1975), Turkish footballer *

Sinan Erbil Sinan Erbil (born 11 January 1965) is an Iraqi Turkmen singer from Erbil. His latest album is the politally charged "Neden Ağlar Kerkük'üm?", featuring Nuray Hafiftas along with a host of world class musicians ıncludıng Erdinç Şenyayl ...

(born 1965), Turkmen singer *

Sinan Erdem Sinan Erdem (May 9, 1927 – July 23, 2003) was a Turkish volleyball player and long-standing head of the Turkish Olympic Committee. Biography He was born on May 9, 1927 in Manisa, Turkey. After finishing the high school in Galatasaray High Scho ...

(1927–2003), Turkish volleyball player and head of the Turkish National Olympic Committee *

Sinan Güler Sinan Güler (born November 8, 1983) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. College career Güler played college basketball at Salt Lake Community College ( JUCO), from 2002 to 2004, and at Carroll College ( NAIA), from 2004 to 2006 ...

(born 1983), Turkish basketball player * Sinan Gümüş (born 1994), Turkish-German footballer * Sinan Hasani (1922–2010), Yugoslav politician * Sinan Kaloğlu (born 1981), Turkish footballer *

Sinan Keskin Muhammet Sinan Keskin (born 13 August 1994) is a Dutch-Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Early career Born in The Hague, Netherlands, Keskin began his career in the youth ranks of local side Lenig en Snel. ...

(born 1994), Dutch-Turkish footballer * Sinan Kurt (born 1996), German footballer * Sinan Kurumuş (born 1994), Turkish footballer *

Sinan Oğan Sinan Oğan (born 1 September 1967) is a Turkish politician of Azerbaijan Turkish origin, who won a seat in the Turkish parliament in 2011 with the right-wing MHP. Life and education Ogan was born on 1 September 1967 in Iğdır, Turkey. He ...

(born 1967), Turkish politician * Sinan Ören (born 1987), Turkish footballer * Sinan Ozen (born 1964), popular Turkish musician and actor * Sinan Özkan (born 1986), Turkish footballer * Sinan Sakić (1956–2018), Serbian folk singer * Sinan Şamil Sam (1974–2015), Turkish-German boxer * Sinan Savaskan (born 1954), Turkish-British classical music composer *

Sinan Sofuoğlu Sinan Sofuoğlu (15 July 1982 – 9 May 2008) was a Turkish motorcycle racer. Biography Part of the motorcycle racing Sofuoğlu family, he started racing at 15, and became drag champion in 1998. He continued his victories with championships won in ...

(1983–2008), Turkish motorcycle racer * Sun Sinan (born 1988), Chinese field hockey player * Sinan Tekerci (born 1993), Turkish footballer *

Sinan Tuzcu Sinan Tuzcu (born 10 July 1977) is a Turkish actor and scriptwriter. Biography Tuzcu first rose to prominence in 2005 with his role as Ömer in the TV series ''Ihlamurlar Altında''. In the following year, he had a leading role in the operetta '' ...

(born 1977), Turkish actor *

Sinan Uzun Sinan Uzun (born 25 January 1990 in Sinop) is a Turkish professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Americ ...

(born 1990), Turkish footballer

Surname