# Kannan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #89,510

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Tamil or Malayalam.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Tamil கண்ணன் (kaṇṇaṉ) and Malayalam കണ്ണൻ (kaṇṇaṉ).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kannan