Batu (given name)

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BatuGender| Male

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Origin
Word/name| Turkic, Mongolian, Malay, Bahasa Indonesia and Formosan: Atayal, Bunun, Kavalan, Thao, Truku
Meaning| Turkic: Prevailing, Preponderant
Mongolian: firm/stable
Malay and Bahasa Indonesia: rock, stone or boulder
Atayal: egg
Region of origin| Asia
Other names
Related names| Batuhan, Batıkan, Baturay
Popularity| see popular names

Batu is a common masculine Central Asian name.

In Turkish, "Batu" means "Prevailing", and/or "Preponderant". It also connotes "The West" since "Batu" resembles the word "Batı" which means "west" in Turkish.

In Mongolian, "Batu" means firm/stable.

In Malay and Bahasa Indonesia, "Batu" means rock, stone or boulder.

In Atayal, "Batu" means egg.

## Real People

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### Given name

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* Batu Han Yüksel (born 1999), Turkish weightlifter
* Batu Khan, Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde.
* Batu Watan (蘇偉恩), Taiwanese aboriginal city council candidates in Taoyuan City.
* Batumöngke Dayan Khagan, 15th century Mongol khagan.
* Saru Batu Savcı Bey, Ertuğrul's eldest son and older brother of Osman I and Gündüz see Turkish Wikipedia article

#### Entertainment

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* Batu Akdeniz (born 1993), Turkish rock musician
* Batu Çetin, founder and vocalist of Cenotaph

## Character

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* Batu (巴圖), an Atayalic character from the Taiwanese television film Batu The Iron Fist [tay] (鐵拳巴圖).

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