Kenan (name)

Kenan
	Kenan as depicted in Jacques de Charron's Histoire universelle (1630)
Gender	Male
Other names
Related names	Cainan

Kenan is a male given name. The name refers to the Abrahamic patriarch Kenan and the region of Canaan. In the Balkans, Kenan is used among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. The name is also used in Turkey. Notable persons with the given name include:

Kenan Doğulu (born 1974), Turkish singer
Kenan Evren (1917–2015), Turkish president
Kenan Erim (1929–1990), Turkish archaeologist
Kenan Halilović, Bosnian artist of Witch Creek Road (2017–2021) and Witch Creek High (2023; on hiatus)
Kenan Horić (born 1990), Bosnian footballer
Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (born 1974), Turkish actor
Kenan Kodro (born 1993), Spanish footballer of Bosnian descent
Kənan Kərimov (born 1976), Azerbaijani footballer
Kenan Özer (born 1987), Turkish Cypriot footballer
Kenan Şahin (born 1984), German footballer of Turkish descent
Kenan Şimşek (born 1968), Turkish Olympian wrestler
Kenan Sipahi (born 1995), Turkish basketball player
Kenan Sofuoğlu (born 1983), Turkish motorcycle racer
Kenan Thompson (born 1978), American actor and comedian
Kenan Yaghi (born 1976), Syrian politician
Kenan Yıldız (born 2005), Turkish footballer

See also