"Kuan" meaning in All languages combined

See Kuan on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Kuans [plural], Kwan [alternative], Kwon [alternative], Kuon [alternative], Quan [alternative], Qwan [alternative], Quon [alternative], Qwon [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 關/关 (guān), Cantonese 關/关 (gwaan1), or Hokkien 關/关 (Koan). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|cmn|-}} Borrowed from Mandarin, {{zh-m|關}} 關/关 (guān), {{bor|en|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{zh-m|關|tr=gwaan1}} 關/关 (gwaan1), {{bor|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-m|關|tr=Koan}} 關/关 (Koan) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Kuans}} Kuan (plural Kuans)
  1. A surname from Chinese.

Proper name [Kazakh]

Head templates: {{head|kk|proper noun|head=}} Kuan, {{kk-prop}} Kuan
  1. a male given name, meaning "joyful", "rejoice" Wikipedia link: Kazakh alphabets#Arabic script, Kazakh alphabets#Cyrillic script, Kazakh alphabets#Latin script

Inflected forms

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