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Can en · PROPN · etymology 1

Meanings

  1. A river in Essex, England, which joins the River Chelmer in Chelmsford; in full, the River Can.
Source: en.wiktionary, “Can” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Can en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Cần.

Meanings

  1. A unisex given name from Vietnamese.
    • Police say Huu Can Tran, 72, opened fire at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park, on Saturday night, before fatally shooting himself after a manhunt across the region on Sunday. 2023 January 23, Jeff Winter, Casey Tolan, Scott Glover, “Gunman had been a regular patron at dance hall he attacked, according to people who knew him”, in CNN, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2023:
Source: en.wiktionary, “Can” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Can en · PROPN · etymology 3

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of Can.
    alt of Can.