How to Pronounce Cainan
KAY-nuhn
Cainan is pronounced KAY-nuhn (ˈkeɪnən): two syllables, stress on the first.
What does Cainan mean?
Cainan means “possessor; purchaser”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Cainan?
Cainan was a patriarch in the line from Adam, the son of Enos and the father of Mahalaleel, who lived nine hundred and ten years (Genesis 5:9, Genesis 5:12, Genesis 5:14). He also appears in the genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3:37.
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