# Kenan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #51,798

## Definitions
1. A surname from Hebrew.
2. A descendant of Seth, son of Enos.
3. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

## Etymology
* Borrowed from Hebrew קֵינָן (qēnå̄n).
* Alternatively, possibly a variant of Keenan, from Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian.

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