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Cankat
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Turkish
Etymology
Turkified version of the name Jankat. From West Circassian tr ady Джанкъат or tr kbd Жанхъуэт. Turkish tr can kat life add 1 is a folk etymology. The name was altered to sound Turkish (resembling the Turkish words can and kat) in order to avoid Kemalist bans on non-Turkish names and to make it easier to pronounce.
Proper noun
tr male West Circassian, popular among Circassians in Turkey.