All over the world, Kanawat (กณวรรธน์ 
, คณวัฒน์ , Kanawat 
) is a rare gender-neutral forename. The first name Kanawat is characteristic of Thailand, where it is a rare largely masculine, but uncommonly girly name, and India, where it is an extremely rare unisex name. Likewise, Kanawat is the last name as well as the forename.