64%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Biblical Scripts ךְּנַןְיָהוּ(Ancient Hebrew) Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Means "Yahweh establishes" in Hebrew, from כָּנַן (kanan) meaning "to establish" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This was the name of two minor Old Testament characters. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootskanan + YahwehVariantChenaniahOther Languages & CulturesKenanyahu(Biblical Hebrew) People think this name isRate·Details classic formal natural wholesome strong strange complex serious Categories actions, beginnings, theophoric names