Keen - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Keen \keen\ is a variant of Keane (Irish, Gaelic, Old English) and Keenan (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Keen is "fighter; sharp, keen wit or eye; ancient".

The baby name Keen sounds like Kean, Keene, Ken, Kenn and Keon. Other similar baby names are Deen, Keer, Kern, Keven and Kees.

Keen is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#1624 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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