Keon

For the Korean given name sometimes spelled this way, see Gun (Korean name).

Not to be confused with KEON or Kion.

Keon

Pronunciation	Persian: [kiˈjɒːn]
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	'ancient'; 'king, realm'
Other names
Variant forms	Kian, Keion

Keon is a masculine given name. Depending on its spelling it could be of Persian (کیان) or Gaelic Irish (Cian) origin.

Notable people with the name include:

• Keon Alexander (born circa 1980s or 1990s), Canadian actor, sometimes credited as Keon Mohajeri
• Keon Broxton (born 1990), American baseball player
• Keon Clark (born 1975), American basketball player
• Keon Coleman (born 2003), American football player
• Keon Daniel (born 1987), Trinidadian footballer
• Keon Ellis (born 2000), American basketball player
• Keon Harding (born 1996), Barbadian cricketer
• Keon Johnson (basketball, born 1995) (born 1995), American basketball player
• Keon Joseph (born 1991), Guyanese cricketer
• Keon Keeley (born 2005), American football player
• Keon Lyn (born 1992), American football player
• Keon Peters (born 1982), St Vincent cricketer
• Keon Raymond (born 1982), American football player
• Keon Sabb (born 2002), American football player
• Keon Zipperer (born 2001), American football player

Surname

• Dave Keon (born 1940), Canadian ice hockey player
• Johnny Keon (1885–1921), Australian rules footballer
• Michael Keon (1918–2006), Australian political journalist and author
• Michael Marcos Keon (born 1954), Filipino politician
• Miles Gerald Keon (1821–1875), Irish Roman Catholic journalist and novelist
• Stan Keon (1915–1987), Australian politician
• Wilbert Keon (1935-2019), Canadian surgeon

See also

• Keion, given name
• McKeon, Irish surname
• Keanu (disambiguation)