Can

Can

1. Alternative spelling of Can.
2. A river in Essex, England, which joins the River Chelmer in Chelmsford; in full, the River Can.
3. A unisex given name; used primarily as a middle name.
   • 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^[1], archived from the original on 30 March 2023:

     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.

• ANC, CNA, NAC, NCA

Can f

1. acronym of Coupe d'Afrique des nations; AFCON

• Tjan (chiefly 1901–1947)

Borrowed from Cantonese 陳／陈 (Can⁴). Doublet of Chan.

Can

1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Cantonese.

Borrowed from Hokkien 曾 (Chan). Doublet of Chan.

Can

1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hokkien.

Can

1. Caen (a city in Calvados department, France)

From can, from Ottoman Turkish جان, from Classical Persian جَان (jān, “soul, vital spirit, life”).

• IPA^(key): /dʒɑn/

Can (definite accusative Canı, plural Canlar)

1. a male given name from Persian

1=a
2=d

• can

From Adyghe джан (džan) ("great"). A given name that is common among Circassians in Turkey.

• IPA^(key): /dʒɑn/

Can (definite accusative Canı, plural Canlar)

1. a male given name from Circassian.

1=a
2=d