"Quan" meaning in English

See Quan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Quans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Quans}} Quan (plural Quans)
  1. A surname.
    A surname from Vietnamese
    Sense id: en-Quan-en-name-AHJRM9Jf Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A surname.
    A surname from Chinese
    Synonyms: Kuan, Kwan, Kwon, Kuon, Qwan, Quon, Qwon
    Sense id: en-Quan-en-name-rQlpYSp6 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 76 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 69 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 74 12
  3. A male given name.
    Sense id: en-Quan-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Kuan, Kwan, Qwan

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-proper noun"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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        },
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        },
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        },
        {
          "word": "Kwan"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kwon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kuon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Qwan"
        },
        {
          "word": "Quon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Qwon"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "A male given name."
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    }
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    },
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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      ]
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      ],
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
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          "word": "Kuan"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kwan"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kwon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kuon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Qwan"
        },
        {
          "word": "Quon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Qwon"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English given names",
        "English male given names"
      ],
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        "A male given name."
      ],
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          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Quan"
}

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