This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *an.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
KaisanmJapanese (Japanized, Modern, ?) Kaisan (開山) is a Japanese term used in reference to the founder of a school of Buddhism or the founder of a temple, literally meaning "mountain opener" or "to open a mountain." Chan monasteries of China and Japan have traditionally been built in mountainous regions, with the name of whatever mountain it has been built upon then fixed upon the monastery as well as the founding abbot.
KalyanavarmanmSanskrit, History From Sanskrit कल्याण (kalyāṇa) "beautiful, charming, auspicious" and वर्मन् (varman) "protection, armor". This was the name of the 4th ruler of the Varman dynasty, ruling for the period of 422 to 446 AD.
KʼanmClassic Mayan Means "yellow, precious, jewel" in Classic Mayan. It could also mean "to want" in Tzotzil. This was the name of two Mayan kings of Caracol in Belize.
KanmJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 寛 (kan) meaning "tolerant; generous; leniency, gentleness" or 和 (kan) meaning "peace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity" or 完 (kan) meaning "complete, perfect, infallible, conclusion".... [more]
Kananm & fShipibo-Conibo From the Shipibo kana meaning "blue and yellow macaw" and the genitive suffix -n.
KananfJapanese From 伽 (ka) meaning "attending, nursing" or 芳 (ka) meaning "aroma, perfume, fragrance" combined with 南 (nan) meaning "south". Other kanji combinations can be used.
KarljohanmSwedish (Rare) Rare combination of Karl and Johan. More commonly spelled with a hyphen, Karl-Johan, or with a space between the names, Karl Johan.
KarunakaranmIndian, Tamil, Malayalam Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, kindness, mercy" and करण (karana) meaning "clever, skillful".
KarwanmKurdish THis a historical name of kurdish persons who had visited the other cities or villages and making trade between their village or city and the others by animals like donkey or other.... [more]
KazanmHistory Emperor Kazan (November 29, 968 – March 17, 1008) was the 65th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kazan's reign spanned the years from 984 through 986.
KazhymukanmKazakh Derived from Kazakh қажы (qazhy) meaning "pilgrim, hajji (a person who has completed the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca)" and the given name Mukan.
KerimanfTurkish Turkish name related to the Arabic name Karima. A famous bearer was Keriman Halis Ece (1913-2012), the winner of the 1932 Miss Turkey pageant.
KeyuanmChinese From 科 (kē) meaning "sort, class, kind" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, initial, primary".
KeyvanmPersian Means "Saturn (the planet)" in Persian, ultimately of Akkadian origin.
KezbanfTurkish Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Persian کدبانو (kadbanū) meaning "housewife, homemaker" or perhaps from Arabic تكذبان (tukadhdhibān) meaning "you deny" (repeated several times in surah Ar-Rahman in the Quran).
KhakimzhanmKazakh From the given name Khakim combined with жан (zhan) meaning "soul, life"
KhalifaturrahmanmIndonesian Comes from خليفة الرحمٰن (khalifah al-rahman) meaning “representative of the Compassionate” in Arabic
Khamphanm & fLao From the Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ພັນ (phan) meaning "thousand".
Khanm & fKhmer Means "bracelet, collar, ring" in Khmer.
KhandanfTajik Tajik feminine name meaning "smiling".
KhangaisaikhanmMongolian From Mongolian хангай (khangai) meaning "mountainous pastures" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
KhansultanmChechen The first element is possibly derived from the imperial rank Khan that was first used among certain Turkic peoples; khan is a contraction of khagan which means "ruler, sovereign"... [more]
Khavarsaikhanm & fMongolian (Rare) Derived from Mongolian xавар (khavar) meaning "spring (season)" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Khishigbuyanf & mMongolian From Mongolian хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "good luck, fortune".
Khishigsaikhanf & mMongolian From Mongolian хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
KhoanmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 寬 (khoan) meaning "wide, broad".
KhomsanmThai Means "smart, sharp" or "enchanting, graceful" in Thai.
KhoreshanfGeorgian (Rare), History The first element of this name is derived from Middle Persian xwar meaning "sun". Also compare Middle Persian xwarāsān meaning "sunrise, east" and the related name Khorshid... [more]
Khuvtsagaanm & fMongolian Possibly from Mongolian хув (khuv) meaning "amber" and цагаан (tsagaan) meaning "white". Alternatively, it could be related to хувцас (khuvtsas) meaning "clothes, clothing".
KhwanrueanfThai From Thai ขวัญ (khwan) meaning "beloved, fortunate, blessed, auspicious" and เรือน (ruean) meaning "house".
Khyanganm & fMongolian Means "mountain range, mountain ridge" in Mongolian, ultimately derived from хянга (khyanga) meaning "crest, flange, mountain peak". This is the Mongolian name for the Khingan mountain range.
KiranfKorean The meaning of the name Kiran is "arisen" "Ki" means "arisen" in Korean and "ran" mean "orchid".
KiranfJapanese From Japanese 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendour", 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive" or 紀 (ki) meaning "century" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KochchenganmIndian South Indian Chola King Name. The first two letter "ko" means king in tamil language. The remaining "chengan" means redeyed. Hence kochchengan means redeyedking.
KodianfPopular Culture Kodian is the name of a female character in the online role-playing game World of Warcraft.
KonanmBaoulé Derived from Baoulé mlan "Wednesday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Wednesday".
KrastanmBulgarian Derived from Bulgarian кръст (krast) meaning "cross" (see Krastyo). This name is sometimes mistaken for a variant form of Kristiyan.... [more]
KřesćanmSorbian Sorbian form of Christian. Křesćan Krawc (German: Christian Schneider), born 1938, is a Sorbian writer.
KřišťanmMedieval Czech Medieval variant of Kristián. Křišťan z Prachatic (Christian of Prachatice in English) was a medieval Bohemian astronomer, mathematician and former Catholic priest who converted to the Hussite movement... [more]