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Keanu

keh-AH-noo

/kɛˈɑːnuː/

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keanu

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Hawaiian (Hawaii, USA)
Meaning
Cool breeze over the mountains
Gender
male

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Made globally famous by actor Keanu Reeves, whose mother named him from her Hawaiian heritage

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