Boy · Breton
Conan
Say it: KOH-nan
Meaning
Uncertain; often linked to Celtic *kuno- 'hound, wolf' or 'high'.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 2,048 babies given this name since 1923
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 27,500 boys
- 62 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Irish | Conán |
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Famous bearers
- Conan Meriadoc, legendary founder of Brittany
- Conan IV, duke of Brittany
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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