Kannan - Meaning of Kannan

What does Kannan mean?

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Kannan

[ 2 syll. kan-nan, ka-nn-an ] The baby boy name Kannan is pronounced as KaeNNaeN †. Kannan is of Tamil and Sanskrit origin, and it is used mainly in Indian and Tamil. From Tamil roots, its meaning is 'friend, guide'.

In addition, Kannan is a variation of Krishna (Indian).

Variations of Kannan include Kanaan, Kanan, Kanen, Kanin, Kanine, and Kannen.

See also the related categories, sanskrit and tamil.

Kannan is seldom used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Kannan include Kaegan, Kaem, Kaeme, Kagan, Kagann, Kagen, Kahan, Kaihan, Kaimee, Kaimey, Kaimi, Kaimie, Kaimy, Kaiwan, Kaiyan, Kamee, Kamen, Kamey, Kami, and Kamie.

† English pronunciation for Kannan: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"