Konan may refer to: Conan (disambiguation), a name spelt "Konan" in the Breton language Kɔnan, a male given name in a number of Akan cultures, chiefly the Baoulé people, for whom it is typically given to any male born on a Wednesday (mlan), and corresponds to the female given name Amlan (usually transcribed as « Aménan » in French). It corresponds to various given names in other Akan cultural groups : Kobénan, Kablan, Kwabená, etc. (see Akan names). People Konan Naito (1866–1934), Japanese historian and sinologist Konan Serge Kouadio (born 1988), Ivorian footballer playing for Fredrikstad F.K. Axel Cédric Konan (born 1983), Ivorian footballer who last played for Swiss Super League team A.C.Bellinzona Denise Konan, Interim Chancellor of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Didier Konan Ya (born 1984), footballer who plays for Fortuna Düsseldorf in Germany and the Côte d'Ivoire national team Charles Konan Banny (born 1940), Prime Minister in the Ivory Coast in 2006–2007 Henri Konan Bédié (born 1935), President of the Ivory Coast from 1993 to 1999 Karl "Konan" Wilson (born 1990), of south London rap duo Krept and Konan Oussou Konan Anicet (1989-2022), Ivorian Footballer Fiction Konan (Naruto), a character in the Naruto universe Places Kōnan, Aichi (江南市), a city in Aichi Prefecture Kōnan, Kōchi (香南市), a city in Kochi Prefecture Konan, Shiga (湖南市), a city in Shiga Prefecture Kōnan, Saitama (江南町), a former town in Saitama Prefecture Kōnan, Kagawa (香南町), a former town in Kagawa Prefecture Kōnan, Shiga (甲南町), a former town in Shiga Prefecture Kōnan, Tokyo (港南) in Minato, Tokyo Konan University, a university located in the city of Kobe, Japan Kōnan-ku, Yokohama (港南区) in Yokohama Hungnam (興南市), a former city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, named Konan during the Japanese occupation of Korea 1910–1945 Businesses Kōnan Railway Company, a railway operator in Aomori Prefecture, Japan Kōnan Bus Company, a bus company headquartered in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan See also Konnan (born 1964)