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甄

甄 (Ken) is a surname from Middle Chinese. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.

Chinese and Japanese and KoreanWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Ken.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

甄 comes from Middle Chinese.

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甄’s family of names

In Japanese usage, 甄 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Ken. In Japanese usage, 甄 as a surname has a related form in 陶.

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甄Ken陶

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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