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Kanşav

“foster child”

Language context for this entry: Turkish

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Origin: Kabardian
1 language context: Turkish
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01 / Meaning & origin

About Kanşav

Kanşav is a masculine given name documented in Turkish. English Wiktionary traces it to Kabardian Къанщауэ via Adyghe, with the stated meaning “foster child”.

Kabardian origin

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Meaning: “foster child”

From West Circassian Къаншъао (Qanŝawo) or East Circassian Къанщауэ (Qanśawɛ) (Qanshawe). The name is composed of къан (qan, meaning "foster child" or "prince") and шъао/щауэ (shawe, meaning "youth", "boy", or "son"), collectively meaning "prince's son" or "foster son." The name was historically borne by the prominent Circassian Burji Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri.

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Wiktionary: KanşavCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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About Kanşav

Kanşav is a masculine given name documented in Turkish. English Wiktionary traces it to Kabardian Къанщауэ via Adyghe, with the stated meaning “foster child”.

Kabardian origin

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Meaning: “foster child”

Sources for this account (1)

Wiktionary: KanşavCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms1

Wiktionary: KanşavCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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A story to pass on.

About Kanşav

Kabardian origin

Where Kanşav is used

Across borders

Türkiye

Popularity over time

History

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A name worth keeping.

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