Kanas
KÃNAS
Etymology
It can often be a nickname, associated with lit. kãnas „kas kani, šykštus, gobšus žmogus“ (LKŽ V 198). But it is not uncommon to borrow surn., cf. Latin Kāns ¹: German. (from Hebrew) Kohn, Konn, Kaan, Kahn ².
Feminine FORMS
Kanienė / Kanaitė
Pronunciation
/²ˈkɑːnɐs/
SOURCES
1. LAG 197, 321, 356, etc..
2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 221.