Konaniah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Konaniah

What is the meaning of the name Konaniah ?

The baby name Konaniah is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced koh-nuh-NY-uh (IPA: /ˌkoʊnəˈnaɪə/).

Konaniah is Hebrew in Origin.

Konaniah is a Hebrew theophoric name built from the verb kun (“to establish, make firm”) and the divine element -iah/-yah denoting the God of Israel, yielding the meaning “Yahweh has established” or “established by God.” It appears in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as the name of a Levite official under Hezekiah and again in Josiah’s time (2 Chronicles 31:12–13; 35:9), where he supervises offerings and temple stores. Greek and Latin biblical traditions render it as Chonenias/Cononias, and early English Bibles often use Cononiah.

Variants and related spellings include Conaniah, Cononiah, Kononiah, Choneniah, and the longer form Konaniahu. It is sometimes confused with Kenaniah (a distinct Levite name in 1 Chronicles 15:22) and with Coniah/Jeconiah, though those are separate figures. Usage today is rare, found mostly in Jewish and Christian circles that favor biblical names; modern transliterations tend to prefer K over C.

⚙ Konaniah does not appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. This usually means it's either extremely rare, a regional/traditional name not captured by official statistics, or a brand-new coinage. Use it knowing your child will almost certainly be the only one in the room.