Kenan

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Kenan

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* Borrowed from Hebrew קֵינָן (qēnå̄n).

* Alternatively, possibly a variant of Keenan, from Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian.

proper noun

A surname from Hebrew.
A descendant of Seth, son of Enos.
A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Translations

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name biblical character

中文	該南 /该南 Gāinán
हिन्दी	केनान kenān
Tiếng Việt	Kê-nan
العربية	قِينَان qīnān

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"Kenan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kenan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"Kenan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kenan.

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@misc{kenan_2026,
  title = {Kenan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kenan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}