Coen (name)

Coen is a personal name of several origins. It exists as a masculine given name, and as a surname.

## Surname

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As a surname it may be a variant of McCown, a derivative of the two Irish surnames O'Cadhain (of Connacht) and O'Comhdhain (of Ulster),[1] it could be a Spanish or Italian variant of the Hebrew name Cohen meaning "priest", or it may be a Dutch patronym (see "Given name" below).[2]

Coen and Levy are "Gaelic Irish surname(s) which have a foreign appearance but are nevertheless rarely if ever found indigenous outside Ireland" according to Edward MacLysaght.[3]

People with this surname include:

* Andy Coen (1964–2022), American football coach
* Bill Coen (born 1961), American basketball coach
* Colin Coen (born 1958), Irish hurler
* Darren Coen, rugby league footballer of the 1980s
* Eleanor Coen (1916–2010), American painter
* Enrico Coen (born 1957), British plant biologist
* Ethan Coen (born 1957) American screenwriter
* Guido Coen (1915–2010), Italian-born British film producer
* Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587–1629), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
* Joe Coen, Scottish footballer
* Joel Coen (born 1954), American screenwriter
* Johnny Coen (born 1991), Irish hurler
* Mario Pirani Coen (1925–2015), Italian journalist
* Martin Coen (1933–1997), Irish priest
* Noreen Coen (born 1993), Irish camogie player
* Séamus Coen (born 1958), Irish hurler
* Shunter Coen (1902–1967), South African cricketer
* Wilbur Coen (1911–1998), American tennis player

## Given name

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The Dutch given name Coen (pronounced /kun/) is, like Koen, a short form of Coenraad/Koenraad, equivalent to the English Conrad.[4] People with this given name include:

* Coen Cuser, 14th-century Dutch knight who founded a house for the poor
* Coen Dillen (1926–1990), Dutch footballer
* Coen Flink [nl] (1932–2000), Dutch actor
* Coen Gortemaker (born 1994), Dutch footballer
* Coen Hemker (born 1934), Dutch biochemist
* Coen Hess (born 1996), Australian rugby footballer
* Coen Hissink (1878–1942), Dutch silent film actor
* Coen Janssen [fr] (born 1983), Dutch keyboardist of the band Epica
* Coen de Koning (1879–1954), Dutch speed skater
* Coen Maertzdorf (born 1993), Dutch footballer
* Coen Moulijn (1937–2011), Dutch footballer
* Coen Ooft [es] (1920–2006), Surinamese juror, politician and writer
* Coen van Oven (1883–1963), Dutch painter
* Coen Teulings (born 1958), Dutch economist
* Coen Verbraak (born 1965), Dutch journalist and television producer
* Coen Vermeltfoort (born 1988), Dutch racing cyclist
* Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh (1950–1997), Dutch actor and musician
* Coen Zuidema (born 1942), Dutch chess player

## See also

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Look up coen (name) in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

* Koen
* Coenen
* Cohen (surname)
* Cohen (disambiguation)
* Cohn
* Kohn
* Cowan (surname)
* Cowen (disambiguation)
* Cowen (surname)
* Kohen
* Coen (disambiguation)

## References

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1. ^ Last name:Coen, surnamedb.com. Retrieved 15 May 2013
2. ^ Coen at the Dutch surname database
3. ^ MacLysaght, Edward (1957). Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins. Dublin: Hodges Figgis & Co Ltd. p. 310.
4. ^ Coen at the Dutch given name database.

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