Klein Dictionary, כנה

כנה to give a name, give a title; to surname.
    — Pi. - כִּנָּה 1 he gave a name, gave a title; 2 he named, surnamed, entitled, nicknamed; 3 he read (a Biblical text) by changing a word, or words.
    — Pu. - כֻּנָּה was named, was surnamed, was nicknamed, was entitled.
    — Hith. - הִתְכַּנָּה PBH 1 was surnamed; NH 2 he chose for himself the name of. [Aram.-Syr. כְּנָא (= he gave a name, surnamed, nicknamed), Arab. kana(y) and kanna(y) (= he was called by the surname of).] Derivatives: כִּנּוּי, הִתְכַּנּוּת, מְכַנֶּה, מְכֻנֶּה.