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kannan

/kˈɑnən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
kan-nan
IPA
/kˈɑnən/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Tamil or Malayalam.

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Kannans (plural)

Homonyms

konen

Rhymes With

narayanan donnan konen kyllonen

Questions

How do you pronounce kannan?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑnən/.
What does kannan mean?
A male given name from Tamil or Malayalam.
Where does kannan come from?
Transliteration of Tamil கண்ணன் (kaṇṇaṉ) and Malayalam കണ്ണൻ (kaṇṇaṉ).

How to pronounce kannan

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