Kenan (name)
Kenan is a male given name. The name refers to the Abrahamic patriarch Kenan and to the region of Canaan. In the Balkans, Kenan is used among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. The name is also used in Turkey. Notable persons with the given name include:
- Kenan Babaoğlu, Turkish para-archer
- Kenan Doğulu, Turkish singer
- Kenan Evren, Turkish president
- Kenan Erim, Turkish archaeologist
- Kenan Halilović, Bosnian artist of Witch Creek Road and Witch Creek High
- Kenan Horić, Bosnian footballer
- Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, Turkish actor
- Kenan Kodro, Spanish footballer of Bosnian descent
- Kənan Kərimov, Azerbaijani footballer
- Kenan Özer, Turkish Cypriot footballer
- Kenan Şahin, German footballer of Turkish descent
- Kenan Şimşek, Turkish Olympian wrestler
- Kenan Sipahi, Turkish basketball player
- Kenan Sofuoğlu, Turkish motorcycle racer
- Kenan Thompson, American actor and comedian
- Kenan Yaghi, Syrian politician
- Kenan Yıldız, Turkish footballer