Kazan

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Type Surname (from occupation)

Usage Jewish

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Meaning & History

From Hebew chazan, which is an occupational name for a cantor in a synagogue.

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Usage Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish

Scripts Казань(Ukrainian, Belarusian)

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From Turkish kazan meaning "kettle, boiler, furnace".

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Usage Greek

Scripts Καζάν(Greek)

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Meaning & History

Reduced form of Kazandis which is an occupational surname for a maker of cauldrons or someone who uses a cauldron for the distillation of ouzo or raki. It is derived from Turkish kazanci meaning "cauldron worker", "furnace worker"; from kazan meaning "cauldron" and -ci which is a patronymic derivative.