Coen

Dutch diminutive of Coenraad
"bold advisor"

Coen Origin and Meaning

The name Coen is a boy's name of Dutch origin meaning "bold advisor".

Like many short forms now popular as full names in the Netherlands, Coen—also spelled Koen—originated as the diminutive of the more old-fashioned Coenraad, the Dutch Conrad. May be confused in the US with Cohen, which stems from the Jewish surname designating a priest.

# 940 in the US

Coen Rank in US Top 1000

# 341 on Nameberry

Coen Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Coen Popularity

Famous People Named Coen

  • Coen Cuser14th,century Dutch knight who founded a house for the poor
  • Coen Dillen (1926–1990)Dutch footballer
  • Coen Flink (nl) (1932–2000)Dutch actor
  • Coen Gortemaker (born 1994)Dutch footballer
  • Coen Hissink (1878–1942)Dutch silent film actor
  • Coen Janssen (fr) (born 1983)Dutch keyboardist of the band Epica
  • Coen Maertzdorf (born 1993)Dutch footballer
  • Coen Moulijn (1937–2011)Dutch footballer
  • Coen van Oven (1883–1963)Dutch painter
  • Coen Verbraak (born 1965)Dutch journalist and television producer
  • Coen Vermeltfoort (born 1988)Dutch racing cyclist
  • Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh (1950–1997)Dutch actor and musician
  • Joel and Ethan CoenAmerican movie directors

Coen in Pop Culture

  • Billy Coencharacter in the Resident Evil series
  • Pronunciation: Koon