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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Kenan


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Kenan is the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve.

The name Kenan is identical to that of Cain, save for an added nun. The name Cain comes most probably from the verb qana qana (2039), get, acquire, create. The double nun of Kenan may remind of nun (nun 1326), propagate, increase, with derivative nun (nin 1326a), offspring.

The name Kenan probably means something like Economic Growth.



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