Konan may refer to: *

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, a name spelt "Konan" in the Breton language * ''Kɔnan'', a male given name in a number of Akan cultures, chiefly the

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, 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 Hawaiʻi 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 Charles Konan Banny (11 November 1942 – 10 September 2021)Biography at BCEAO website

(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

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* Konan University, a university located in the city of Kobe, Japan *

Kōnan-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 221,536 and a density of 11,150 persons per km2. The total area was 19.87 km2. Located in the southeastern par ...

(港南区) in

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(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

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