İnan is a Turkish name. It is used as both given name and surname. In the Turkish context the given name Inan is a product of an onomastic-hygiene movement initiated following the formation of the Turkish Republic to replace Arabic name Emin with which it shares common meaning, ‘to believe.’[1] The other Turkish given name which has the same meaning and was derived as a result of the same process is Inal.[1]

Notable people with the name include:

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  1. ^ a b Yasir Suleiman (2011). Arabic, Self and Identity: A Study in Conflict and Displacement. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 176.[ISBN missing]