Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Avar, Indonesian
Scripts سلطان (Arabic, Urdu) Султан (Kyrgyz, Avar) 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.
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Entry updated July 18, 2025