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كِنَان
Kenan
KEH-nan
“Shelter, protection.”
About Kenan
Kenan is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "shelter, protection" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ك-ن-ن meaning 'to shelter, to protect'. Used widely as a Turkish and Bosnian masculine name.
Common Turkish and Bosnian masculine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Kenan is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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