Conan

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Canada, US/ˈkoʊnən/UK/ˈkəʊnən/Australia/ˈkəʉnən/

proper noun

A male given name from Irish.

OriginIrish Conán ← Middle Irish Conán ← pgl ᚉᚑᚅᚐᚅᚅ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Irish.
  2. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱwṓ
  2. Proto-Celtic*kū“dog”
  3. pglᚉᚑᚅᚐᚅᚅ
  4. Middle IrishConán
  5. IrishConán
  6. EnglishConan

From Irish Conán, from Middle Irish Conán, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚑᚅᚐᚅᚅ (conann), a derivative of Proto-Celtic *kū (“dog”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.

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Translations

Chinese 科南
  • 科南 (Kēnán)Male given name
French Conan
  • ConanMale given name
Irish Conán
  • ConánMale given name
Japanese コナン
  • コナン (Konan)Male given name
Korean 코난
  • 코난 (Konan)Male given name
Welsh Cynan
  • CynanMale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Conan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conan

MLA

“Conan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Conan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conan.

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