Canaan
KAY-nan
Biblical place name
Updated Wed Nov 29 2023
Canaan Origin and Meaning
The name Canaan is a boy's name .
Pronounced KAY-nan, this Old Testament place name has a strong modern feel. It was one of the fastest-rising names of 2015, breaking into the Top 1000.
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Canaan Rank in US Top 1000
Canaan Popularity
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Famous People Named Canaan
- Canaanson of Ham, grandson of Noah (1 Chr. 1:8)
- Canaan Sodindo Banana1st President of Zimbabwe
- Canaan Lee SmithAmerican Country music singer
- K'naanstage name of Keinan Abdi Warsame, Somali,Canadian rapper
Canaan in Pop Culture
- "Canaan" anime series and its female main character
- Canaancharacter in the Xenosaga video game series
- Canaanone of the formal names given to "the promised land" held for the nation of Israel in the Old Testament of the Bible