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    Keanu

    kee-AH-noo

    Hawaiian
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Cool breeze over the mountains
    Origin
    Hawaiian
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Keanu does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Cool breeze over the mountains", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Keanu.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1990s (0.007% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Keanu moves like the wind of the Spirit — rushing from heaven, filling every house, the cool breeze whose origin and destination are known only to God.
    Verses on this meaning
    • John 3:8

      "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit."

    • Acts 2:2

      "And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting."

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