Batu (given name)

Batu

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Mongol/Turkic
Meaning	Mongolian: Firmness Turkic: Prevailing, Preponderant
Region of origin	Central Asia
Other names
Related names	Batuhan, Batıkan, Baturay, Doğu, Doğukan
Popularity	see popular names

Batu is a common masculine Central Asian name.

In Mongolian, "Batu" means firm/stable. While the name is spelled Batu in Mongol Script (ᠪᠠᠲᠦ), the form Bat (Template:Lang-mn) is used in Mongol Cyrillic.

In Turkish, "Batu" means "Prevailing", and/or "Preponderant". It also connotes "The West" since "Batu" resembles the word "Batı" which means "west" in Turkish.

In Malay and Bahasa Indonesia, "Batu" means rock, stone or boulder.

Popularity

In Mongolia, Bat was a component of the most popular name in the country, Bat-Erdene, meaning "firm jewel".

Real People

Given name

• Saru Batu Savcı Bey, Ertuğrul's eldest son and older brother of Osman I and Gündüz see Turkish Wikipedia article.
• Batu Khan, Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde.
• Batumöngke Dayan Khagan, 15th century Mongol khagan.

Modern

Entertainment

• Batu Çetin, founder and vocalist of Cenotaph
• Pelin Batu - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelin_Batu - author, actress, historian, and television personality.

Politicians

• Bat-Erdene Badmaanyambuu, Traditional wrestler and a member of the State Great Assembly of Mongolia.
• Sükhbaataryn Batbold, Prime minister of Mongolia.
• Nyamjavyn Batbayar, Mongolian politician
• Batjargalyn Batbayar, Mongolian politician and businessman
• Bat-Erdeniin Batbayar, Mongolian politician, biochemist, and publisher

Surname

• İnal Batu, a Turkish diplomat.
• Pelin Batu, a Turkish actress and television personality.