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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Canaan
Hebrew
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Usage of the Name Canaan
Biblical
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Meaning of the Name Canaan
The name Canaan is of unknown meaning. Canaan was an ancient term for a region encompassing modern Israel, Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories, and also some parts of Jordan, Syria, and Egypt.
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Famous Bearers
In the Old Testament Canaan was the son of Ham and the grandson of Noah.
Bearers of the name include Canaan Banana (1936 - 2003), the first President of Zimbabwe, serving from 1980 to 1987;
Canaan Ngandu (born 1972), a Zimbabwean sculptor.
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