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Cainan

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Variant of Kenan.

Biblical namesake: Cainan is listed in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke as the son of Arphaxad. He is also mentioned in some ancient versions of Genesis and is part of the ancestral line from Adam to Christ. (Luke · Luke 3:36)

BiblicalBiblical Latin2 syllables · /ˈkeɪ.nən/

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