Taylan is a
male Turkish given name
A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''soyadı'' (surname) in the full na ...
. In Turkish, "Taylan" means "elegant", "kind", "gracious", "herocious" and/or "tall and skinny person".
Given name
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Taylan Aydoğan
Taylan Aydoğan (born 27 May 1983 in Aachen, West Germany) is a German former football goalkeeper.
Club career
He became professional in Fenerbahçe. Taylan joined in Roda JC at the beginning of the season 2001/2002. He played for youth and res ...
(born 1983), Turkish-German footballer
Surname
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Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan (born 1965), Turkish film, television and theater actor and director
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Justin Taylan
Justin R. Taylan (born September 22, 1977) is an American author and historian specializing in battles and wrecks within the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. He is also the founder of Pacific Wrecks, a ...
(born 1977), American author and historian
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Muhittin Taylan (1910–1983), Turkish judge
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Nurcan Taylan (born 1983), Turkish female Olympic, world and European champion weightlifter
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The Taylan Brothers
Yağmur Taylan (1966) and Durul Taylan (1969), also known as The Taylan Brothers are Turkish film directors.
Biography
Having studied Industrial Engineering and Medicine respectively, the brothers started their work behind the camera with their ...
, Durul Taylan (born 1969) and Yağmur Taylan (born 1966), Turkish film directors
Places
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Taylan, a village in
Kyrgyzstan
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Turkish masculine given names
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