كشان

Ottoman Turkish

Keşan district

Etymology

Unclear. The town's name is probably related to Ancient Greek κισσός (kissós, “ivy”), a placename found also in Macedonia, perhaps through Greek Κεσσάνη (Kessáni).

Proper noun

كشان • (keşan)

1. Keşan (a town and district in Edirne province, Turkey)

Descendants

• Turkish: Keşan

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Keşan”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Keşan”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 455