إِنَّمَآ أَمْرُهُۥٓ إِذَآ أَرَادَ شَيْـًٔا أَن يَقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ٨٢
His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is.
كِيَان
Kayan: meaning of the name
Girl or boy Arabic origin Kiyān
In Arabic, “being, existence”; several origins depending on the country
Meaning of the name Kayan
In Arabic, kiyan (often pronounced kayan) means “being, existence, entity”, from the root k-w-n of being (kawn, “the universe”). The recent name is given to girls in the Gulf and the Levant. In Persian, Kayan refers to the legendary dynasty of the Kayanid kings; in Turkish, Kayan is also a masculine name, explained by the verb kaymak, “to glide, to flow”. Its meaning thus depends on the language.
- In Arabic
- كِيَان كيان
- Transliteration
- Kiyān
- Root
- ك و ن · 1,390 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Girl or boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Kayan in the Quran?
The name Kayan does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (ك و ن) occurs 1,390 times. Examples:
بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ١١٧
Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَىْءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدْنَٰهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ٤٠
Indeed, Our word to a thing when We intend it is but that We say to it, "Be," and it is.
All the words of the root ك و ن in the Quran (1,390 occurrences)
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Kayan in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Kayan in each language
- French
- Kayane, Kayan, Kiyan
- English
- Kayan, Kiyan
- Spanish
- Kayan
- Turkish
- Kayan
- Arabic
- كِيَان