Name
CHAN

Name CHAN

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 651 births of Chan in the countries below, which represents an average of 5 births of children bearing the first name Chan per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 1 birth.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Chan   
In Italiano Nome Chan   
Available variant : Chân


Information about the first name Chan

The first name Chan has been assigned to:
64.82% to boys
35.18% to girls
The country where the first name Chan is the most common is:
FR France
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 4 letters including 1 vowel and 3 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Chan

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Chan : Cahn, Canh, Cảnh, Hanc

Chan in Japanese *

Romajichan
Katakanaチャン
Hiraganaちゃん
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Chan in Japanese
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Chan in sign language

Chan in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Chan

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Cantonese 陳/陈 (can4).
Etymology src :
  • Clipping of channel.
Etymology src :
  • From Hokkien 曾 (Chan).
Etymology src :
  • From 4chan, a popular imageboard; ultimately from channel.
Etymology src :
  • From Mandarin 詹 (Zhān).
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 禪/禅 (Chán), a development and clipping of Middle Chinese 禪那 (MC d͡ʑiᴇn nɑ), a transcription of Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, literally “meditation”). Doublet of dhyana and Zen.
Etymology src :
  • Khmer ចន្ទ (can).
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • chan (plural chans)
  • (Internet, informal) An IRC channel.
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • Chan
  • A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • chan (plural chans)
  • (Internet, informal) An imageboard.
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • Chan
  • A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • Chan
  • A surname from Chinese.
Etymology (Alternative forms) src :
  • Ch'an (obsolete)
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • Chan (uncountable)
  • (Buddhism) A major Chinese school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means, developed in Japan as Zen.
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • Chan
  • A surname from Khmer.
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • Chan
  • Alternative form of Chanambam surname of Meitei origin
  • Alternative form of Chandam surname of Meitei origin
Anagrams src :
  • Cahn
Pronunciation src :
  • (US) IPA(key): /tʃæn/
  • Rhymes: -æn
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃæn/
  • Rhymes: -æn
General
Etymology src :
  • Manipuri ꯆꯥꯟ (cān)
ES Spanish
Etymology src :
  • From Classical Nahuatl chian, obsolete spelling of chiyan (“chia”). This is the same source as chía, which lost the final n in Mexican dialects.
Noun src :
  • chan m (plural chanes)
  • (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) Alternative form of chía
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃan/ [ˈt͡ʃãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: chan
Polish
Etymology src :
  • From Turkish kan (“prince, lord”)/khān, contraction of khaqan (“sovereign, ruler”).
Noun src :
  • chan m pers
  • khan (ruler)
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /xan/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: chan
PT Portuguese
Etymology src :
  • Unadapted borrowing from English chan.
Noun src :
  • chan m (plural chans)
  • (Internet) chan, imageboard
Noun (Related terms) src :
  • channer
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms src :
  • (obsolete) cha'n
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /xan̪ˠ/ (before a back vowel sound)
  • IPA(key): /xaɲ/ (before a front vowel sound)
  • Hyphenation: chan
Verb src :
  • chan
  • Form of cha used before vowels and fh-
  • Chan fhaca mi i. ― I haven't seen her.
  • Chan eil mi fuar. ― I am not cold.
  • An t-aran, chan ùr e. ― The bread, it's not fresh.
Galician
Etymology src :
  • From Old Galician-Portuguese chão, from Latin plānum. Compare Portuguese chão, Spanish llano.
Adjective src :
  • chan m (feminine singular chá, masculine plural chans, feminine plural chás)
  • level; flat
  • plain
Alternative forms src :
  • chá, chao
Noun src :
  • chan m (plural chans)
  • floor
  • Synonym: solo
  • ground
  • Synonym: solo
  • (geography) plateau
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaŋ/
Adjective (Derived terms) src :
  • Chá
  • Chan
  • Chao
  • Chaodarcas
  • Chaos
Adjective (Related terms) src :
  • chaira
  • chaela
  • chancela
  • chanzo
  • chelo
  • Chelo
  • Chenlo
Vietnamese
Pronunciation src :
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [caːŋ˧˧]
Verb src :
  • chan
  • to pour sauce, soup or broth over solid food
  • chanh canh/mắm ― to pour broth/nước mắm
Ladino
Noun src :
  • chan m (Latin spelling)
  • bell
DE German
Noun src :
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • Chanat
Irish
Etymology src :
  • From Middle Irish nocon, nochon, from Old Irish nícon, nacon, from ní con.
Etymology (Particle) src :
  • chan
  • (Ulster) not
  • Chan ólann sé. ― He does not drink.
  • Chan fhanann sé. ― He will not wait.
Etymology (Pronunciation) src :
  • (before a, o, u, fha, fho, fhu) IPA(key): [xan̪ˠ]
  • (before e, i, fhe, fhi) IPA(key): [xanʲ]
Etymology (Pronunciation) src :
  • IPA(key): [xan̪ˠ]
Etymology (Verb) src :
  • chan
  • past analytic of can
 

Popularity of the name Chan

Number of CHAN births per year

Total births of Chan by country

Births with the first name Chan
Country
Boys
Girls
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
116
93
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
98
42
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
80
50
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
44
26
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
17
4
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
15
3
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
14
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
7
6
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
11
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
8
3
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
8
2
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
3
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
1
0

Total births of Chan by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Chan
Country
Boys
Girls
DEGermany
2022
1
0

Comments on the name Chan

Personalities with the first name Chan

There are 4 personalities with the first name Chan


Chan Santokhi
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Suriname
Politician


Jung Chan
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South korea
Actor Television actor Film actor


Chang Heung
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Qing dynasty
Martial artist


Chan Wing-Wah
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People's republic of china
Composer Conductor Justice of the peace Film score composer University teacher



Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Chan

There are 168 actors and actresses with the first name Chan
Chan Walrus
Chan Jung
Chan Kinchla
Chan Mahon
Chan Biggs
Chan Canasta
Chan Ben
Chan Aye
Chan Lee
Chan Kou
Chan Korlikian
Chan Dodson
Chan Chung Cheung
Chan Chagi
Chan Pratt Ii
Chan Bayne
Chan Cornwall
Chan Nara Lok
Chan Lap Run
Chan Kwok Kay
Chan Kin Yung
Chan Cin
Chan Ligh Shun
Chan Zi
Chan Visal
Chan Hung Liu
Chan Myae Mon Mon
Chan Li
Chan Chee Kan
Chan Thy

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Chan
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Chan

Rankings of first name CHAN by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#11754DE Germany2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name CHAN (female) births over the last year available in each country