"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) 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-SLQnc9sS Categories (other): English unisex given names from Japanese, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 37 20 32 1 1 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 24 31 1 1 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'a Japanese surname': 71 29
  2. A surname of multiple origins.
    Sense id: en-Kan-en-name-1pos5fo1 Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 37 20 32 1 1 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 24 31 1 1 4 4
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