The sultan Surname
sultan Name Meaning and History
- Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic sul?tan ‘ruler’. This was the title of rulers in many parts of the Muslim world, including the monarch of the Ottoman Empire.
- English: see Soden.
- Spanish (Sultán), Polish (Sultan): nickname for someone who behaved in an outlandish or autocratic manner, from Arabic sul?tan ‘sultan’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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