Batu (given name)
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Mongol/Turkic |
Meaning | Mongolian: Firmness Turkic: Prevailing, Preponderant |
Region of origin | Central Asia |
Other names | |
Related names | Batuhan, Batıkan, , Doğu, Doğukan |
Popularity | see popular names |
Batu is a common masculine Central Asian name.
In Mongolian, "Batu" means firm/stable. While the name is spelled Batu in Mongol Script (ᠪᠠᠲᠦ), the form Bat (Mongolian: Бат) is used in Mongol Cyrillic.
In Turkish, "Batu" means "Prevailing", and/or "Preponderant". It also connotes "The West" since "Batu" resembles the word "Batı" which means "west" in Turkish.
In Malay and Bahasa Indonesia, "Batu" means rock, stone or boulder.
Popularity[]
In Mongolia, Bat was a component of the most popular name in the country, Bat-Erdene, meaning "firm jewel".
Real People[]
Given name[]
- Saru Batu Savcı Bey, Ertuğrul's eldest son and older brother of Osman I and Gündüz see Turkish Wikipedia article.
- Batu Khan, Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde.
- Batumöngke Dayan Khagan, 15th century Mongol khagan.
Modern[]
Entertainment[]
- Batu Çetin, founder and vocalist of Cenotaph
- Pelin Batu - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelin_Batu - author, actress, historian, and television personality.
Politicians[]
- Bat-Erdene Badmaanyambuu, Traditional wrestler and a member of the State Great Assembly of Mongolia.
- Sükhbaataryn Batbold, Prime minister of Mongolia.
- Nyamjavyn Batbayar, Mongolian politician
- Batjargalyn Batbayar, Mongolian politician and businessman
- Bat-Erdeniin Batbayar, Mongolian politician, biochemist, and publisher
Surname[]
- İnal Batu, a Turkish diplomat.
- Pelin Batu, a Turkish actress and television personality.
Categories:
- Mongolian given names
- Turkish masculine given names
- Given names