Name
Altan
Meaning
Altan is a masculine name of Mongolian origin meaning “golden”.
Altan means golden in Mongolian and in several Turkic languages, and it was the title-name of Altan Khan, the sixteenth-century ruler who first granted the title Dalai Lama. In Turkey the same name evokes a red-gold dawn.
In regular use in Mongolia and Turkey; rare in the West.
At a glance
- Origin
- Mongolian
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /ahl-TAHN/
- Themes
- Gold
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Questions
Altan is a masculine name of Mongolian origin meaning “golden”. Altan means golden in Mongolian and in several Turkic languages, and it was the title-name of Altan Khan, the sixteenth-century ruler who first granted the title Dalai Lama.
Altan is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. In regular use in Mongolia and Turkey; rare in the West.
The name Altan comes from Mongolian. Altan means golden in Mongolian and in several Turkic languages, and it was the title-name of Altan Khan, the sixteenth-century ruler who first granted the title Dalai Lama. In Turkey the same name evokes a red-gold dawn.
Altan is pronounced ahl-TAHN.
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