Chan
[tʃæn]Meaning
means "moon" in Khmer, from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra)
Background Story
Behind the Name gives the meaning "moon" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra), and lists the name as used in Assamese, Bengali, Burmese, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil and Telugu. In English it is a surname borrowed from Cantonese 陳 / 陈 (can4) and from Hokkien 曾 (Chan).
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