Hakan

Hakan is a common Turkish forename. The name is produced by using two Turkish titles for rulers: Han (Khan) and Kagan (Khagan). Therefore, by joining Han and Kagan, a new title which is higher than Kagan is achieved: Han Kagan. It has transformed into Hakan over time.

Håkan is a common Swedish given name. It has a common origin with the Norwegian given name Haakon (modern Norwegian Håkon, Danish Hakon) in the Old Norse Hákon. The meaning of the name is disputed but a possible meaning is "high son" from Old Norse há- (Proto-Norse hauha-) (high) and konr (kin).