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1. "red dawn"
2. "golden" |
Altan is a common masculine Turkish given name used also as surname and a Mongolian given name. Altan means "golden" in Mongolian and "red dawn" in Turkic. The related word "Altın" is also Turkish for "golden" and a common Turkish surname.
Altan Aksoy, a Turkish football player
Altan Erkekli, a Turkish theatre and film actor
Altan Erol, a Turkish professional basketball player
Altan Debter, an early, now lost history of the Mongols
Altan Khan, a Mongol ruler (1507–1582)
Altan Khan of the Khotgoid, a succession of rulers of north-western Mongolia in the 17th century
Altan Öymen, a Turkish journalist, author and former politician
Altan Telgey, a Mongol earth goddess
Altan Tobchi, a 17th-century Mongolian chronicle written by Guush Luvsandanzan
Altan Urag, a Mongolian folk rock band
Altan Frantz, a sophomore at Allegheny College
Ahmet Altan (born 1950), Turkish journalist and author
Çetin Altan (1927-2015), Turkish writer, journalist, and former member of parliament
Mehmet Altan (born 1953), Turkish economist, columnist and writer
Francesco Tullio Altan (born 1942), Italian satire and comic book author
Kaan Altan, a founding member of the Turkish rock band Mavi Sakal
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