Kannan

Pronunciation	Kaṇṇaṉ
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Tamil
Region of origin	Southern India North-eastern Sri Lanka
Variant form(s)	Kanna
Derived	Krishna

Kannan (Tamil: கண்ணன்) is a given name for a male Tamils. Due the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The name is derived from the Hindu god Krishna who is known as Kannan in Tamil. In Tamil it means "playful" or "merry."