"Kenan" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: * Borrowed from Hebrew קֵינָן (qēnå̄n). * Alternatively, possibly a variant of Keenan, from Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|he|קֵינָן|tr=qēnå̄n}} Borrowed from Hebrew קֵינָן (qēnå̄n), {{bor|en|ga|Cianán}} Irish Cianán Head templates: {{en-prop}} Kenan
  1. A surname from Hebrew.
    Sense id: en-Kenan-en-name-qwEJMjsk Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (biblical) A descendant of Seth, son of Enos. Wikidata QID: Q844433 Categories (topical): Biblical characters Translations (biblical character): قِينَان (qīnān) [masculine] (Arabic), 該南 /该南 (Gāinán) (Chinese Mandarin), 刻南 (Kènán) [Catholic] (Chinese Mandarin), Қайнан (Qainan) (Kazakh), Kê-nan (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Kenan-en-name-en:Q844433 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'biblical character': 4 62 34
  3. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Kenan-en-name-WxDpcTb1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 27 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 9 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 9 41 4 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 9 41 4 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 22 15 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 13 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 17 16 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Kenansville
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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  "pos": "name",
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          "word": "قِينَان"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Gāinán",
          "sense": "biblical character",
          "word": "該南 /该南"
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          ],
          "word": "刻南"
        },
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          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "Qainan",
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          "word": "Қайнан"
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      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qīnān",
      "sense": "biblical character",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "قِينَان"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Gāinán",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "該南 /该南"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Kènán",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "tags": [
        "Catholic"
      ],
      "word": "刻南"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Qainan",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "Қайнан"
    },
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "Kê-nan"
    }
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}

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