What does Kenan mean?

Kenan means "possession, smith; little ancient one"

How do we pronounce Kenan?

Kenan \ke-nan, ken-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Kenan is pronounced KIYNahN (English) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Kenan: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Kenan?

Kenan has its origins in the Celtic and Hebrew languages. It is used largely in the English language. From Hebrew roots, its meaning is 'possession, smith'. Biblical name derived from the word qen. Qeynan (Hebrew) is an old form of Kenan. The name was borne by Cainan, a Biblical patriarch who was the great-grandson of Adam. In addition, Kenan is an English variant transcription of name Keenan meaning (English and Irish).

Variation transcriptions of Kenan comprise nicknames for Cainan (English), name Kenen origin, name Kenin, Kenon name variations, Kenun meaning, and Kenyn pronounciation.

List of baby names Kenan:

name Keanen origin, Keenen name variations (Irish), Keenon pronounciation, meaning of Kenon, Kienen meaning and origin, name Kienon origin, Kaegan name, short names for Kaemon, baby name Kaeson, Kagan pronounciation (Irish and English), Kagann name, Kagen meaning and origin (English), Kahan meaning, name Kaihan origin, Kaiman name popularity, name Kaimee meaning, name Kaimey, Kaimi name, name Kaimie origin, and Kaimon name.

The baby name Kenan fun facts:

The name Kenan in reverse order is "Nanek".

The numerological value of the name Kenan is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Kenan?

Kenan is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames