Given name & surname
Katan
“that small one”·“toward smallness”
Katan is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewהקטן
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Katan means “that small one” or “toward smallness.”
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Where it comes from
Katan is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb qaton (קטן), “to be small.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Katan appears in Ezra 8:12.
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Katan’s family of names
In Greek usage, Katan as a surname is a transliteration of Κατάν.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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