Sinan
From Hebrew, where it means "spearhead". A rare name in Poland: around 140 people carry it, nearly all of them men, so most Poles have never met one.
Sinan Pronunciation
Sinan is pronounced SHEE-nahn (/ˈɕinan/).
What Sinan means
Where Sinan comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Sinan reached Polish registers along a long eastern road. Its roots are Hebrew, though the name moved into Turkish and Arabic use and settled there for centuries. The short meaning attached to it is spearhead, in Polish ostrze or głownia kopii, a word with a point and an edge.
The most documented bearer is Mimar Sinan, chief architect to three Ottoman sultans, who died in 1588. He built the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul and more than three hundred other structures. A boy called Sinan today shares his name with a man who shaped stone for fifty years.
The name has no Polish nickname. It carries no diminutive and no feminine form. It stays as it is. A teacher reading a class register in Gdańsk meets the four letters whole, with nothing to shorten. That plainness suits a name whose meaning is the head of a spear.
How many people are named Sinan
1 in 156957 men in Poland is named Sinan. 138 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2811 among male names.
Sinan's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Sinan as a middle name
Sinan is a first name for 138 men in Poland and a middle name for another 23, an 86/14 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1830th, between Siemowit (23) and Sędzimir (23).
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#1828 Sidney23
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#1829 Siemowit23
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#1830 Sinan23
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#1831 Sędzimir23
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#1832 Tawanda23