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Type Surname (from nickname)
Scripts 강(Korean Hangul ) 姜(Korean Hanja ) Кан(Russian )
Other Forms Forms Kang, Gang
Russified form of
Kang used by ethnic Koreans living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Type Surname (from occupation)
Means "jug, teapot, can" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch kanne "pitcher, tankard, flagon", a metonymic occupational name for a potter, pewterer, or tinsmith.
Type Surname (from nickname)
Scripts 簡(Traditional Chinese ) 简(Chinese )
Other Forms Forms Gan
Cantonese and Hokkien romanization of
Jian .
Type Surname (from nickname)
Scripts កាន់(Khmer )
Means "hold, carry, sustain, support" in Khmer.
Type Surname
Scripts 神(Japanese Kanji ) かん(Japanese Hiragana )
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see
Jin ).
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