Given name
Arnan
“one who is quick; filled with joy”
Arnan is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is quick; filled with joy.”
Original Hebrewארנן
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is quick; filled with joy.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'aran (ארן), “to be agile, aroused or at the center of cheer.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Arnan appears in 1 Chronicles 3:21.
From biblical name research
Arnan’s family of names
See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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