Aydın (pronounced [ˈajdɯn]), also spelled Ajdin, Aiden, Ayden, Aydin, or Aydan, is a male given name.
In Turkic languages, the name means 'enlightened' and 'bright'; it is also commonly used for intellectuals.
In the Balkans, the variant Ajdin is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations.
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Given name
Aydın
Aydın Boysan (1921–2018), Turkish architect, academic, author and essayist.
Aydın Dikmen (1937–2020), Turkish art dealer
Aydın Doğan (born 1936), Turkish entrepreneur, founder of Doğan Holding
Aydın Güven Gürkan (1941–2006), Turkish academic and politician
Aydın Karabulut (born 1988), Turkish-German footballer
Aydın Kurtoğlu (born 1983), Turkish composer, singer, and songwriter
Aydın Örs (born 1946), Turkish basketball coach
Aydın Sayılı (1913–1993), Turkish historian
Aydın Adnan Sezgin (born 1956), Turkish diplomat and politician
Aydın Toscalı (born 1980), Turkish footballer
Aydın Yelken (1939–2022), Turkish footballer
Aydın Yılmaz (born 1988), Turkish footballer
Aydin
Aydin Aghdashloo (born 1940), Iranian-Azerbaijani painter
Aydin Balayev (1956–2021), Azerbaijani historian, ethnologist, and professor
Aydin Mirzazade (born 1957), Azerbaijani politician
Aydin Rajabov (born 1944), Azerbaijani artist
Aydin Suleymanli (born 2005), Azerbaijani chess grandmaster
Ajdin
Ajdin Draga (1864–1914), Albanian politician
Ajdin Hasić (born 2001), Bosnian footballer
Ajdin Hrustic (born 1996), Australian footballer
Ajdin Maksumić (born 1985), Bosnian footballer
Ajdin Muzaka (died 1445), Albanian military commander
Ajdin Nukić (born 1997), Bosnian footballer
Ajdin Penava (born 1997), Bosnian basketball player
Ajdin Redžić, Bosnian-Herzegovinian football midfielder
Surname
Aydın
Aras Aydın (born 1989), Turkish actor
Bahtiyar Aydın (1946–1993), Turkish army general
Bilgesu Aydın (born 1994), Turkish football player
Ebru Aydın (born 1973), Turkish singer and songwriter
Elif Sıla Aydın (born 1996), Turkish handball player
Emre Aydın (born 1981), Turkish rock singer-songwriter
Eren Aydın (born 1982), Turkish footballer
Furkan Aydın (born 1991), Turkish footballer
Hüseyin Kenan Aydin (1962-2026), German-Turkish politician
Lütfiye Aydın (born 1949), Turkish writer
Mehmet Aydın (born 1943), Turkish professor of philosophy and religion
Merve Aydın (born 1990), Turkish athlete
Merve Aydın (basketball) (born 1994), Turkish basketball player
Mirkan Aydın (born 1987), German-Turkish footballer
Mustafa Aydın (born 1967), Turkish professor of International relations
Okan Aydın (born 1994), Turkish-German footballer
Selçuk Aydın (born 1983), Turkish boxer
Sevim Aydin, German politician
Aydin
Archen Aydin (born 2001), Thai actor