Sultan

Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Indonesian
Scripts سلطان(Arabic, Urdu) সুলতান(Bengali) Сұлтан(Kazakh) Султан(Kyrgyz, Avar)
Pronounced Pron. /sul.ˈtˤaːn/(Arabic) /suɫ.ˈtaːn/(Turkish) /ˈsul.t̪an/(Bengali) /sʊl.ˈtɑn/(Kazakh)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "ruler, king, sultan" in Arabic. In the Arab world this name is typically masculine, but Turkey it is given to both boys and girls.

Related Names

Rootsulṭān
Feminine FormsSultana(Arabic) Sultana(Urdu) Sultana(Bengali)
Other Languages & CulturesSulton(Tajik) Sulton(Uzbek)
Surname DescendantsSultanov, Sultanova(Azerbaijani) Sultanov, Sultanova(Kazakh) Sultanov, Sultanova(Kyrgyz)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   urban   wholesome   strong   strange   simple   serious  

Categories

boxers, English nouns, English titles, leadership, male to female, noble titles, royalty, word names
Entry updated October 6, 2024