Kanaan

Borrowed from Arabic كَنْعَان (kanʕān). This surname is mostly found in Lebanon.

Kanaan (plural Kanaans)

1. A surname from Arabic.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kanaan is the 37288^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 598 individuals. Kanaan is most common among White (90.13%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kanaan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 272.

From Ancient Greek Χαναάν (Khanaán), from Biblical Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnɑːn/, [ˈkɑ̝nɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): Ka‧naan
• Hyphenation^(key): Ka‧naan

Kanaan

1. Canaan (biblical character)
2. Canaan (region)

• Kaanaa

• akanan, kanana, naakan

From Ancient Greek Χαναάν (Khanaán), from Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an).

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Kanaan n (proper noun, genitive Kanaans or (optionally with an article) Kanaan)

1. Canaan (region)

Kanaan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Kanaans)

1. Canaan (biblical character)

• Kanaanäisch