Etymology

Kenan

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Today it means: A surname from Hebrew. Full definition →

Hebrew קֵינָן ← Irish Cianán
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The story

  1. Irish · borrowed fromCianán
  2. Hebrew · borrowed fromקֵינָן
  3. English todayKenan

* Borrowed from Hebrew קֵינָן (qēnå̄n). * Alternatively, possibly a variant of Keenan, from Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian.

Words from the same roots

IrishCianán all →

Keenan

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