Kannan
Kannan means Meanings families give: Krishna, the dark lord; Krishna, the dark one, beloved cowherd.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Dravidian / Tamil |
| Language | Malayalam / Tamil |
| Starts with | K |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Krishna, the dark lord; Krishna, the dark one, beloved cowherd”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Gobinda — Meanings families give: Lord Krishna, protector of cows; Lord Krishna, cowherd
- Gopika — Cowherd girl, devotee of Krishna
- Gopal — Meanings families give: Cowherd, one who protects cows, a name of Krishna; Cowherd, Krishna; Cowherd, protector of cows, Krishna; Lord Krishna, keeper of cows; Cowherd, Lord Krishna
- Kanhu — Lord Krishna, beloved cowherd
- Gopi — Cowherd girl; devotee of Krishna
- Ambadi — A name of Krishna, the cowherd village
Where this comes from
Kannan has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.