Konan

Konan may refer to:

• Conan (disambiguation), a name spelt "Konan" in the Breton language
• Kɔnan, a male given name in a number of Akan cultures, chiefly the Baoulé people, for whom it is typically given to any male born on a Wednesday (mlan), and corresponds to the female given name Amlan (usually transcribed as « Aménan » in French). It corresponds to various given names in other Akan cultural groups : Kobénan, Kablan, Kwabená, etc. (see Akan names).

People

• Konan Naito (1866–1934), Japanese historian and sinologist
• Konan Serge Kouadio (born 1988), Ivorian footballer playing for Fredrikstad F.K.
• Axel Cédric Konan (born 1983), Ivorian footballer who last played for Swiss Super League team A.C.Bellinzona
• Denise Konan, Interim Chancellor of the University of HawaiÊ»i at Mānoa
• Didier Konan Ya (born 1984), footballer who plays for Fortuna Düsseldorf in Germany and the Côte d'Ivoire national team
• Charles Konan Banny (born 1940), Prime Minister in the Ivory Coast in 2006–2007
• Henri Konan Bédié (born 1935), President of the Ivory Coast from 1993 to 1999
• Karl "Konan" Wilson (born 1990), of south London rap duo Krept and Konan
• Oussou Konan Anicet (1989-2022), Ivorian Footballer

Fiction

• Konan (Naruto), a character in the Naruto universe

Places

• Kōnan, Aichi (江南市), a city in Aichi Prefecture
• Kōnan, Kōchi (香南市), a city in Kochi Prefecture
• Konan, Shiga (湖南市), a city in Shiga Prefecture
• Kōnan, Saitama (江南町), a former town in Saitama Prefecture
• Kōnan, Kagawa (香南町), a former town in Kagawa Prefecture
• Kōnan, Shiga (甲南町), a former town in Shiga Prefecture
• Kōnan, Tokyo (港南) in Minato, Tokyo
• Konan University, a university located in the city of Kobe, Japan
• Kōnan-ku, Yokohama (港南区) in Yokohama

• Hungnam (興南市), a former city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, named Konan during the Japanese occupation of Korea 1910–1945

Businesses

• Kōnan Railway Company, a railway operator in Aomori Prefecture, Japan
• Kōnan Bus Company, a bus company headquartered in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan

See also

• Konnan (born 1964)