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Chanan - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Chanan

[ syll. (c)ha-nan, ch-an-an ] The boy name Chanan is pronounced as CH-AENahN †. Chanan's origin and use are both in the Hebrew language. Chanan's meaning is God was compassionate.

Chanan is uncommon as a baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Chanan include the English Channon, the English Chaney, the English Chanin, the Spanish Chano, the name Chasen, the name Chason, the Hebrew Chayim, the Hebrew Chayyim, the English Cheney, the name Chesmu, the name Chesney, the name Chesny, the Igbo Chima, the Igbo Chinua, the Spanish Chuma, the Spanish Chumin, the Irish Cianan, the Irish Cianán, the Hebrew and Vietnamese Cham, and the Vietnamese and English Chan.



† approx English pronunciation for Chanan: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Chanan