What is "aydan"

Aydan is a Turkish and Azerbaijani feminine given name and surname. It literally means "from the moon" ("ay": moon, and -dan is a suffix meaning "from"). Figuratively, it means made of the moon or the one that comes from the moon.

• Aydan Hojjatova (born 1999), Azerbaijani chess player
• Aydan Özoğuz (born 1967), German politician of Turkish descent
• Aidan Salahova (born 1964), Azerbaijani artist
• Aydan Şener (born 1963), Turkish film and television actress

• Efe Aydan (born 1955), Turkish former professional basketball player

Aydan is also a Turkish geographical name, notable the modern town in Anatolia (Asian Turkey), near the Ancient Roman city and bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see of Attanus