Given name & surname

Barkan

Barkan is a surname from Hebrew.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Barkan comes from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Hebrew בַּרְקָן (barkán).

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Barkan’s family of names

In Greek usage, Barkan as a surname is a transliteration of Μπαρκάν. In Russian usage, Barkan as a surname is a transliteration of Баркан.

Walk Barkan’s family in the name graph

BarkanБарканΜπαρκάν

The ring: spellings.

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Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Barkan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew

Baal-hanan

“Lord of grace”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Bigthan

“given of fortune”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Barkos

“son after his father”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Adán

“earth, man, soil, light brown”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Ahban

“brother of intelligence” · “brother of son”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Bavvai

“wisher” · “with the desire of Yah”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Balaam

“swallowing up the people” · “destroyer of people”

No U.S. birth series

78% boys · 22% girls

Slovene

Bachar

“child”

No U.S. birth series

91% boys · 9% girls

Sibling ideas

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