Kenan

See also: Keňan

English

Etymology

• Borrowed from Hebrew קֵינָן (qēnå̄n).
• (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Alternatively, possibly a variant of Keenan, from Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian.

Proper noun

Kenan

1. A surname from Hebrew.
3. (biblical) A descendant of Seth, son of Enos.
4. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Derived terms

• Kenansville

Translations

biblical character

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 該南／该南 (Gāinán), 刻南 (Kènán) (Catholic)

• Kazakh: Қайнан (Qainan)
• Vietnamese: Kê-nan

Anagrams

• Kenna, naken

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كنعان (Kenʿân), from Arabic كَنْعَان (kanʕān).

Proper noun

Kenan

1. Canaan
2. a male given name from Arabic