Canaan
[ˈkeɪ.nən]Meaning
From Hebrew Kenaʿan, the name of the ancient region of Canaan, possibly from a root meaning "low, humble".
Background Story
Canaan is the Hebrew name of the ancient region of Canaan, written כְּנַעַן (Kenaʿan) and possibly derived from a root meaning "low, humble". In the Old Testament it is the name of a son of Ham, said to be the ancestor and namesake of the Canaanite peoples. The name is used in Azerbaijani, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin and Turkish.
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