Boy name
Taşan name meaning
“overflowing; flowing beyond its bounds”
Taşan means overflowing or flowing beyond its bounds. It comes from the Turkish verb taşmak with a participial ending. In Türkiye, it is a boy's name. Its concrete imagery includes a stream rising beyond its banks after rain or water spilling from a full vessel. Taşar shares the same verb root.
What does Taşan mean?
Overflowing; flowing beyond its bounds
In Turkish: sınırını aşarak dışarı akan
Taşan draws on the image of water rising beyond a vessel or river channel. Turkish also uses this verb figuratively for overflowing joy, enthusiasm or other emotions. The name describes an action and should not be interpreted simply as a derivative of taş, stone.
The ending “-an” is a common final sound rather than a suffix with one shared meaning here. Aslan, Hasan and Yaman have different origins and structures despite their matching endings. More boy names ending in -an →
Origin of the name Taşan
Taşan is formed from Turkish taşmak, to overflow, with the participial ending -an. It describes something flowing beyond its container or channel.
How to pronounce Taşan
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Is Taşan a boy’s name?
Yes, Taşan is used mostly as a boy’s name. See all boy names.
Taşan does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Spellings covered by this page: Tasan
Names that sound like Taşan
- Tacan♂
- Taşar♂Overflows, spills beyond its limits
- Taran♂Thunder
- Taşcan♂A name combining stone and life
- Taha♂Letters opening a Quranic chapter
- Turan♂The land of Tur in Iranian tradition
- Taylan♂Tall and well-proportioned
- Tufan♂Deluge
- Talat♂Beauty of face
- Taşkın♂Overflowing, exceeding its bounds
- Tan♂♀The first light before sunrise
- Tarkan♂An ancient high-ranking official or noble title
Names with related meanings
- Aras♂The name of the Aras River
- Deniz♂♀Sea, an extensive body of salt water
- Tuna♂The Turkish name of the Danube
- Bilal♂Moisture
- Fırat♂The Euphrates
- Bulut♂A visible mass of water droplets in the sky
- Çağlar♂Flows vigorously
- Meriç♂♀The name of the Maritsa River
- Tufan♂Deluge
- Araz♂The Azerbaijani name of the Aras River
- Coşkun♂Surging
- Ceyhun♂Historical name of the Amu Darya
Famous people named Taşan
- Hacı Taşan · b. 1930
FAQ about the name Taşan
What is the meaning of Taşan?
Taşan means “overflowing; flowing beyond its bounds”. Taşan is formed from Turkish taşmak, to overflow, with the participial ending -an. It describes something flowing beyond its container or channel.
Is Taşan a boy’s name?
Yes, Taşan is used mostly as a boy’s name.
Is Taşan in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Taşan nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Taşan?
Taşan is of Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Taşan have?
Taşan has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Taşan?
Taşan does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
What are other spellings of Taşan?
Other spellings: Tasan.
Famous people named Taşan?
Notable people named Taşan include Hacı Taşan.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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