Kayan
Kayan Origin and Meaning
Multicultural with a contemporary unisex feel, Kayan is a versatile choice. Given to 40 boys and 36 girls in the US in 2024, it also counts as a truly neutral choice in America.
From its Persian and Kurdish roots, Kayan can mean "high status", "leader", and "ruler", or it can be considered a variation of the similar Kayhan, meaning "universe, cosmos". From its Yoruba and Nigerian roots, it is an alternative spelling to Kayin, a name meaning "celebrated" or "wished-for child", while from its Arabic and Quranic origins, it an variation of Keyan or Kiyan, meaning "being, essence, existence, entity".
Other possibilities include that it is a Malaysian or Indonesian name, relating to the Kayan River, or to the indigenous Kayan Dayak tribe from who the river takes its name. Some sources also link it to the Turkish words kaya and kayan meaning "rock" and "sliding, slithery respectively.
Beyond that, it might be used as a modern invention, inspired by Kian, Kayden, and Kayne, or, it may relate to either the indigenous Kayan people of Myanmar, or to places called Kayan in Armenia, Afghanistan, and Iran.
Popularity of the name Kayan
- 764England2024