Kannan

Kannan () is a Tamil male given name. Due to a Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames, it may also be a surname for males and females. The name is derived from the Hindu god Krishna, who is offered the epithet of Kannan in Tamil, meaning, "the one who is to be seen".

Etymology

The word Kannan might come from the Pali into Tamil during the classical period. In Pali, Kanha means dark or black, and the Sanskrit equivalent will be Kṛṣṇa (Krishna). In Tamil-speaking regions, Lord Krishna is called as Kanna(or with a masculine ending Kannan).

Notable people

Given name

B. Kannan, Indian cinematographer

K. Kannan, Singaporean footballer

Kannan (music director), Indian film music composer

Kannan Balakrishnan (born 1964), Indian musician

Kannan Iyer, Indian film writer and actor

Kannan Soundararajan, Indian mathematician

M. Kannan, Indian politician

P. Kannan, Indian politician from Tamil Nadu

P. Kannan , Indian politician from Puducherry

R. Kannan (born 1975), Indian film director

S. P. Kannan, Indian politician

Srirangam Kannan (born 1952), Indian musician

Vedham Puthithu Kannan, Indian filmmaker

Last Name

Biju C. Kannan, Indian film director

Beena Kannan (born 1960), Indian businesswoman

Bharathi Kannan (born 1962), Indian film director

Embar Kannan (born 1975), Indian musician

Kanal Kannan, Indian film choreographer

Ravi Kannan R Indian oncologist and Padma Shri awardee

Ravindran Kannan (born 1953), Indian computer scientist

Siddharth Kannan, Indian broadcaster

Yaar Kannan, Indian film director

Other uses

Films

Kannan En Kadhalan, 1968 Tamil film

Kannan Varuvaan, 2000 Tamil film

Places

Kannan Devan Hills, village in Kerala, India

See also

References

Tamil masculine given names

Masculine given names