San

San is a masculine first name that occurs in both Turkish and is gender-neutral in Korean. In Turkish, San (also Şan) means 'the glorious one' or 'the esteemed one', derived from the word san/şan, which means 'glory, esteem, honor'.

What does the name San mean?

The name San is both a masculine first name of Turkish origin and a gender-neutral first name of Korean origin. In Turkish, San (also Şan) is interpreted as 'the glorious one' or 'the esteemed one' and is derived from san/şan, which means 'glory, esteem, honor'. In Korean, however, San is literally translated as 'the mountain' (san (산)).

Where does the name San come from?

The name San has its roots in both Korean and Turkish, with meanings such as 'the mountain' and 'the glorious one'. The Korean meaning is san (산) for 'mountain', while the Turkish meaning of san/şan comes from 'glory, esteem, honor'. Thus, it belongs to the Asian languages Korean and Turkish.

How do you pronounce San?

San is pronounced like 'sahn'.

Popularity

In Germany, San is a rather rare first name. Currently, it ranks 5,840th in the list of the most common male baby names. Its best placement was in 2007, reaching 1,124th place. In the last ten years, the name San has been given around 110 times as a first name, placing it 2,279th in the statistics for the last ten years. Between 2010 and 2024, it ranks 1,920th.

Nicknames & pet names

Sannie / Sans

Famous people

• Choi San (singer of the band ATEEZ)
• San Banarje (filmmaker and director)
• San Base (Canadian artist)
• San Choon Lee (former Malaysian politician and businessman)
• San Danielo da Pellegrino (Italian painter)
• San Felix (writer)
• San Fu Maltha (film producer from Holland)
• San Nasamu Asabigi (Ghanaian politician)
• San Serac (music group with one person)
• San Tiago Dantas (Brazilian politician and foreign minister)
• San Xiao (Chinese poet)
• San-cheng Chang (Taiwanese politician)
• San-ho Kim (actor from South Korea)