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The baby name Canan is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced jah-NAHN (Turkish: /dʒaˈnan/).

Canan is Turkish in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Turkish
Pronunciation: jah-NAHN (Turkish: /dʒaˈnan/)

What is the meaning of the name Canan ?

The baby name Canan is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced jah-NAHN (Turkish: /dʒaˈnan/).

Canan is Turkish in Origin.

Canan is a feminine given name in Turkish and Azerbaijani, pronounced "JAH-nahn." From Persian Janān (جانان) built on jān "soul, life; dear," it means "beloved," "sweetheart," or "darling one," a staple of classical Persian love poetry adopted into Ottoman Turkish.

In Ottoman ghazals and Sufi verse, Canan/Janān often signifies the Beloved - human or divine - giving the name a literary, devotional aura. Across Azerbaijan the name keeps the same meaning and soft "c" sound. It saw steady use from late Ottoman times and was especially popular in mid-20th-century Turkey; today it reads classic and slightly vintage. Variants and transliterations include Canân (older Turkish spelling) and Janan/Janān/Janaan in Persian, Pashto, and Urdu. Related Turkish names from the same root include Can and Cansu. Not to be confused with biblical Canaan.

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Canan – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
TM Girls 0 #34 2 574
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AZ Girls 0 #72 4 1,051
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
TR 0 #132 18,835 19,440
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
SI Girls 0 #175 3 2,769
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
BG Girls 0 #187 37 3,559
DK 0 #203 4 5,198
BG Boys 0 #219 2 3,850
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
GR Girls 0 #227 16 6,293
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
DK Girls 0 #290 27 7,429
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
DK Boys 0 #330 3 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
Austria Girls 0 #337 84 1,885
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
NL 0 #373 19 2,481
Germany 0 #381 57 2,542
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
Germany Girls 0 #398 604 4,949
France Girls 2014 #415 3 3,259
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
IQ Girls 0 #483 22 11,303
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
AE Girls 0 #595 3 20,968
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
SG Girls 0 #629 4 18,916
IL Girls 0 #644 2 11,648
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
IQ Boys 0 #694 4 13,071
Finland Girls 2026 #728 11 3,895
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
NL Girls 0 #742 215 5,933
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
United States Boys 2024 #884 9 7,044
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
PE Boys 0 #924 3 14,506
SA Girls 0 #925 11 25,931
Germany Boys 0 #926 27 5,697
CO Boys 0 #976 6 15,656
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,008 2 14,742
MX Boys 0 #1,028 6 16,355
DZ 0 #1,107 70 20,130
AE Boys 0 #1,143 1 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,162 17 25,619
MA 0 #1,193 7 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,426 21 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,683 9 28,008

Canan is popular in 53 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
AE
AF
Austria

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People also ask about Canan

Canan is predominantly a girl's name.
Canan is a 2 syllable name, pronounced jah-NAHN (Turkish: /dʒaˈnan/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Janan, Janaan and Janān.
Across languages, Canan has these equivalents: Janan (Persian), Habiba (Arabic, 'beloved'), Amy (English, 'beloved'), Carina (Latin/Italian, 'dear'), Carys (Welsh, 'love').
Yes — Canan ranked #415 in France in 2014, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Canan ranks highest in France (#415 in 2014).
Canan's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #393 in 2004 to #415 in 2014 in France.