Kananen

See also: kananen

Finnish

Etymology

kana +‎ -nen, partially from kana (“chicken”), but also from a Karelian vernacular form of an Eastern Orthodox name (Ancient Greek Κόνων (Kónōn)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnɑnen/, [ˈkɑ̝nɑ̝ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑnen
• Syllabification^(key): Ka‧na‧nen

Proper noun

Kananen

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Kananen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		Kananen	Kanaset
genitive		Kanasen	Kanasten Kanasien
partitive		Kanasta	Kanasia
illative		Kanaseen	Kanasiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kananen	Kanaset
accusative	nom.	Kananen	Kanaset
	gen.	Kanasen
genitive		Kanasen	Kanasten Kanasien
partitive		Kanasta	Kanasia
inessive		Kanasessa	Kanasissa
elative		Kanasesta	Kanasista
illative		Kanaseen	Kanasiin
adessive		Kanasella	Kanasilla
ablative		Kanaselta	Kanasilta
allative		Kanaselle	Kanasille
essive		Kanasena	Kanasina
translative		Kanaseksi	Kanasiksi
abessive		Kanasetta	Kanasitta
instructive		—	Kanasin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kananen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kanaseni Kanaseni accusative nom. Kanaseni Kanaseni gen. Kanaseni genitive Kanaseni Kanasteni Kanasieni partitive Kanastani Kanasiani inessive Kanasessani Kanasissani elative Kanasestani Kanasistani illative Kanaseeni Kanasiini adessive Kanasellani Kanasillani ablative Kanaseltani Kanasiltani allative Kanaselleni Kanasilleni essive Kanasenani Kanasinani translative Kanasekseni Kanasikseni abessive Kanasettani Kanasittani instructive — — comitative — Kanasineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kanasesi Kanasesi accusative nom. Kanasesi Kanasesi gen. Kanasesi genitive Kanasesi Kanastesi Kanasiesi partitive Kanastasi Kanasiasi inessive Kanasessasi Kanasissasi elative Kanasestasi Kanasistasi illative Kanaseesi Kanasiisi adessive Kanasellasi Kanasillasi ablative Kanaseltasi Kanasiltasi allative Kanasellesi Kanasillesi essive Kanasenasi Kanasinasi translative Kanaseksesi Kanasiksesi abessive Kanasettasi Kanasittasi instructive — — comitative — Kanasinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kanasemme Kanasemme accusative nom. Kanasemme Kanasemme gen. Kanasemme genitive Kanasemme Kanastemme Kanasiemme partitive Kanastamme Kanasiamme inessive Kanasessamme Kanasissamme elative Kanasestamme Kanasistamme illative Kanaseemme Kanasiimme adessive Kanasellamme Kanasillamme ablative Kanaseltamme Kanasiltamme allative Kanasellemme Kanasillemme essive Kanasenamme Kanasinamme translative Kanaseksemme Kanasiksemme abessive Kanasettamme Kanasittamme instructive — — comitative — Kanasinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kanasenne Kanasenne accusative nom. Kanasenne Kanasenne gen. Kanasenne genitive Kanasenne Kanastenne Kanasienne partitive Kanastanne Kanasianne inessive Kanasessanne Kanasissanne elative Kanasestanne Kanasistanne illative Kanaseenne Kanasiinne adessive Kanasellanne Kanasillanne ablative Kanaseltanne Kanasiltanne allative Kanasellenne Kanasillenne essive Kanasenanne Kanasinanne translative Kanaseksenne Kanasiksenne abessive Kanasettanne Kanasittanne instructive — — comitative — Kanasinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kanasensa Kanasensa accusative nom. Kanasensa Kanasensa gen. Kanasensa genitive Kanasensa Kanastensa Kanasiensa partitive Kanastaan Kanastansa Kanasiaan Kanasiansa inessive Kanasessaan Kanasessansa Kanasissaan Kanasissansa elative Kanasestaan Kanasestansa Kanasistaan Kanasistansa illative Kanaseensa Kanasiinsa adessive Kanasellaan Kanasellansa Kanasillaan Kanasillansa ablative Kanaseltaan Kanaseltansa Kanasiltaan Kanasiltansa allative Kanaselleen Kanasellensa Kanasilleen Kanasillensa essive Kanasenaan Kanasenansa Kanasinaan Kanasinansa translative Kanasekseen Kanaseksensa Kanasikseen Kanasiksensa abessive Kanasettaan Kanasettansa Kanasittaan Kanasittansa instructive — — comitative — Kanasineen Kanasinensa

Derived terms

• Kanala

 

compounds

• Kananoja

 

Statistics

• Kananen is the 534^th (tied with 1 other surname) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 1,579 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.