"Kan" meaning in English

See Kan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Kans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 菅 (Kan) or かん (Kan). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|菅|tr=Kan}} Japanese 菅 (Kan), {{m|ja|かん|tr=Kan}} かん (Kan) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Kans}} Kan (plural Kans)
  1. A unisex given name from Japanese Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Derived forms: Kan complex, Kan extension, Kan fibration Translations (a Japanese surname): كَان (kān) (Arabic), কান (kan) (Bengali), (Jiān) (Chinese Mandarin), Καν (Kan) (Greek), קאן (Hebrew), कान (kān) (Hindi), (Kan) (alt: かん) (Japanese), (alt: ) [Gan] (Korean), کان (kân) (Persian), Кан (Kan) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), کان (kān) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Kan-en-name-Fyph0jeF Categories (other): English unisex given names from Japanese, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of 'a Japanese surname': 74 26
  2. A surname of multiple origins.
    Sense id: en-Kan-en-name-1pos5fo1 Categories (other): English surnames

Download JSON data for Kan meaning in English (3.5kB)

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