Coen

Dutch diminutive of Coenraad

"bold advisor"

Coen Origin and Meaning

The name Coen is a boy's name of Dutch origin meaning "bold advisor".

Like many short forms now popular as full names in the Netherlands, Coen—also spelled Koen—originated as the diminutive of the more old-fashioned Coenraad, the Dutch Conrad. May be confused in the US with Cohen, which stems from the Jewish surname designating a priest.

Coen Rank in US Top 1000

# 940 in the US

Coen Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 721 on Nameberry

Coen Popularity

• 940 US 2020
• 719 Nameberry 2024
• 27 Unique 2023
• 642 Future 2028
• 775 England 2021

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Famous People Named Coen

• 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 Hissink (1878–1942) Dutch silent film actor
• Coen Janssen (fr) (born 1983) Dutch keyboardist of the band Epica
• Coen Maertzdorf (born 1993) Dutch footballer
• Coen Moulijn (1937–2011) Dutch footballer
• Coen van Oven (1883–1963) Dutch painter
• 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
• Joel and Ethan Coen American movie directors
• Coen Also an Aboriginal name meaning thunder

Coen in Pop Culture

• Billy Coen character in the Resident Evil series