Anan (name)

Anan is both a given name and a surname. Anan (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: עָנַן ''‘ānan'') is used as both a

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...

name meaning "cloud, vapour" or descriptive "visible water vapour floating above the earth". The Arabic form is from Classical Arabic, possibly adopted from the Hebrew, but with the spelling (

: عَنَان ''‘anān'') since the proper term of "cloud" in Arabic is ''saḥāb'' (سَحَاب). Notable people with the Hebrew name include: * Anan, one of the Israelites who sealed the covenant after the return from Babylon () *

Anan (amora) Rav Anan (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: ) was a Babylonian rabbi of the third century (second generation of amoraim). Biography He was a student of Samuel of Nehardea, and contemporary of Rav Huna and Mar Ukba II. The book ''Tanna Devei Eliyahu'' is ...

, Babylonian Jewish scholar * Anan ben David, Karaite *

Saul ben Anan Saul ben Anan (Hebrew: שאול בן ענן) was a Karaite Jewish leader of the eighth century CE. He was the son and successor of Anan ben David. He is styled by the later Karaites ''nasi'' (prince) and '' Rosh ha-golah'' (exilarch). Saul's activi ...

, Karaite Jewish leader of the eighth century CE Notable people with the Arabic name include: *

Anan Anwar Anan Anwar ( th, อนัน อันวา; born 15 September 1986, in Thailand) is a Thai singer, traceur and actor. He is the fourth child of his Scottish mother and Thai Indonesian father. His older brother Joni Anwar was a member of the ...

, Thai singer and actor *

Sami Hafez Anan Lieutenant General Sami Hafez Anan or Enan ( ar, سامى حافظ عنان, ; born 2 February 1948) is an Egyptian military officer. He was the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces from 2005 until August 2012, until his retirement was ...

, Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Other notable people who are not related to the Hebrew-Arabic meaning of name but carries the name or surname: *

Chế A Nan Jaya Ananda or Chế A Nan was made the king of Champa after Che Nang fled. He won Champa's independence against Tran Minh Tong in 1326.Maspero, G., 2002, The Champa Kingdom, Bangkok: White Lotus Co., Ltd., He was originally from Trần dynasty ...

, a Vietnamese king from the region of

Champa Champa ( Cham: ꨌꩌꨛꨩ; km, ចាម្ប៉ា; vi, Chiêm Thành or ) were a collection of independent Cham polities that extended across the coast of what is contemporary central and southern Vietnam from approximately the 2nd ...

Junro Anan (born September 2, 1937 ) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He played for the Hiroshima Carp from 1956 to 1967. From 1968 to 1970 he played for Kintetsu Buffaloes. He later served as a manager for Hiroshima.He played in the ...

( 阿南準郎), Japanese baseball player * Kenji Anan ( 阿南健治), Japanese actor *

Pokklaw Anan Pokklaw Anan ( th, ปกเกล้า อนันต์, ) (born 4 March 1991), simply known as Pok ( th, ปก), is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Thai League 1 club Bangkok United and the Thailand ...

, Thai footballer {{given name, type=both Japanese-language surnames