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Kannan

Kannan proper noun: a male given name from Tamil or Malayalam.

Proper noun

Kannan (plural Kannans)

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

Forms of Kannan

pluralKannans

Origin of Kannan

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

Questions about Kannan

What does Kannan mean?
Kannan means a male given name from Tamil or Malayalam.
What part of speech is Kannan?
Kannan is a proper noun.

Words near Kannan in the dictionary

  1. Kannadiga
  2. Kannadigas
  3. Kannagi
  4. kannakin
  5. kannakins
  6. Kannan
  7. Kannans
  8. Kannapolis
  9. Kannauj
  10. Kannauji
  11. Kanne

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