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Chanan - Meaning of Chanan
What does Chanan mean?
[ 2 syll. (c)ha-nan, ch-an-an ] The baby boy name Chanan is pronounced as HHaa-Nae-N †. Chanan's origin and use are both in the Hebrew language. Chanan's meaning is God was compassionate.
Chanan has 13 forms that are used in English and other languages. English forms include Chanen, Chanin, Channan, Channen, Channin, Channon, Channyn, Chanon, Chanun, Chanyn, and Hanan (used in Hebrew too). Forms of Chanan used in other languages include the Hebrew Chananel and the Hebrew Chananya.
See also the related categories, god and hebrew.
Chanan is uncommon as a baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names.
Baby names that sound like Chanan include Chaim, Hahnee, Hahney, Hahni, Hahnie, Hahny, Hamin, Hamo, Hamyn, Hana, Hanee, Haney, Hanh, Hani, Hania, Hanie, Hanna, Hannah, Hannin, and Hanno.
† English pronunciation for Chanan: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)"
