Killian or Kilian, as a given name, is an Anglicized version of the Irish name Cillian. The name Cillian was borne by several early Irish saints including missionaries to Artois and Franconia and the author of the life of St Brigid.[1]
The name is said to derive from Saint Kilian, an Irish missionary to Germany in the 7th century, who, according to the Acta Sanctorum, was born in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland c. 640. He departed for his mission to the continent with 12 apostles from Kilmacologue in the parish of Tuosist, County Kerry, Ireland.[2] In 689, he was martyred in Würzburg, Franconia, Germany, and subsequently became the city's patron saint.
The most likely meaning of the name is 'little church', a reference to someone prayerful or spiritual, cill meaning 'church' in the Irish language, while the suffix -ín is used affectionately to indicate a "pet" or diminutive status.[3] Patrick Woulfe wrote that Cillian is a diminutive of Ceallach which means 'war', 'strife', or 'bright-headed'.[4]
Miami Killian High School, a public high school located in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida
The Killian Nine, a group of students at Miami Killian High School who in February 1999 distributed a controversial satirical pamphlet named "First Amendment" and were arrested for it
St Kilian's German School (also known as 'St Kilian's Deutsche Schule'), a school situated in Clonskeagh, Dublin, Ireland
The Killian documents controversy, referring to forged documents containing allegations about George W. Bush's National Guard service that were publicized during the 2004 US presidential campaign
Jack Kilian, lead character in the TV series Midnight Caller (1988–1991)
^Patrick Weston Joyce (1869). The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places, Volume 1. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
^Patrick Woulfe (1923). "Cillian". Irish Names and Surnames. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
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Killian or Kilian as a given name is an Anglicized version of the Irish name Cillian The name Cillian was borne by several early Irish saints including missionaries to Artois and Franconia and the author of the life of St Brigid 1 KillianLanguage s IrishOriginMeaningPossibly Little Church alternatively a dinimutive form of a name meaming Strife War or Bright headed Region of originIrelandOther namesVariant form s o Cillin Cillian Kilian Kiliaen Kilian Killion Kileen Cillene Cillin possibly CeallachThe name is said to derive from Saint Kilian an Irish missionary to Germany in the 7th century who according to the Acta Sanctorum was born in Mullagh County Cavan Ireland c 640 He departed for his mission to the continent with 12 apostles from Kilmacologue in the parish of Tuosist County Kerry Ireland 2 In 689 he was martyred in Wurzburg Franconia Germany and subsequently became the city s patron saint The most likely meaning of the name is little church a reference to someone prayerful or spiritual cill meaning church in the Irish language while the suffix in is used affectionately to indicate a pet or diminutive status 3 Patrick Woulfe wrote that Cillian is a diminutive of Ceallach which means war strife or bright headed 4 Contents 1 Notable people named Cillian 2 Notable people named Killian 3 Notable people named Kilian 4 Notable people named Kylian 5 Notable people named Killion 6 Places 7 Other uses 8 See also 9 ReferencesNotable people named Cillian EditCillian Buckley born 1992 an Irish hurler Cillian Farrell born 1977 an Irish hurling manager Cillian McDaid born 1997 an Irish Gaelic and Australian rules footballer Cillian Morrison an Irish Gaelic footballer Cillian Murphy born 1976 an Irish actor Cillian O Connor born 1992 a Gaelic footballer for Mayo Cillian Ryan an economist and Pro Vice Chancellor International Nottingham Trent University Cillian Sheridan born 1987 an Irish professional footballer who plays for Kilmarnock Cillian Twomey a retired consultant physician in geriatric medicine at Cork University and St Finbarr s Hospital Cork Ireland Cillian Vallely an Irish musician Cillian Willis born 1985 a professional rugby union footballer employed by Leinster RugbyNotable people named Killian EditKillian Brady born 1990 an Irish Gaelic footballer Killian Brennan an Irish footballer currently with the League of Ireland club St Patrick s Athletic Killian Clarke born 1993 an Irish Gaelic footballer Killian Dain ring name of Northern Irish professional wrestler Damian Mackle Killian Donnelly an Irish born musical theatre performer Aldrich Killian supervillain and main antagonist of Iron Man 3 Dan A Killian American college sports coach Edwin Henry Killian 1876 1928 a Major League Baseball pitcher primarily of the Detroit Tigers Eugene H Killian 1873 1943 an American politician George E Killian a sports administrator and currently the president of the International University Sports Federation Gustav Killian 1860 1921 a German laryngologist for whom Killian s dehiscence is named James Rhyne Killian 1904 1988 the 11th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jerry B Killian an officer in the Texas Air National Guard in the early 1970s to whom Lieutenant George W Bush was a subordinate Richard Killian an American businessman and politician Robert K Killian 1919 2005 an American politician from the state of Connecticut Killian Scott an Irish actor Killian K Van Rensselaer 1763 1845 member of the United States House of Representatives from New York Killian Peier Swiss ski jumper 2019 World Championships medalist Killian Tillie born 1998 French basketball player Killian Hayes born 2001 American French basketball playerNotable people named Kilian EditSaint Kilian an Irish missionary bishop and the apostle of Franconia Kilian Elkinson born 1990 Bermudian footballer Kilian Jornet Burgada a Spanish ski mountaineer long distance runner mountain biker and duathlete Andre Kilian a German born footballer currently playing for North Queensland Fury Caleb Kilian born 1997 American baseball player Crawford Kilian a Canadian novelist and a college professor Hanns Kilian 1905 1981 a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1930 Inge Kilian born 1935 a German high jumper John Kilian 1811 1884 a Lutheran pastor and leader of the colony known as the Wends of Texas Michael Kilian 1939 2005 author and journalist primarily for the Chicago Tribune in Washington D C Victor Kilian 1891 1979 an American actor blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio in the 1950s Wieslaw Kilian a Polish politicianNotable people named Kylian EditKylian Hazard a Belgian footballer Kylian Mash born 1983 French DJ and record producer Kylian Mbappe a French footballerNotable people named Killion EditJohn Joseph Killion 1859 1937 known as Jake Kilrain a famous bare knuckle fighter and glove boxer of the 1880s Kyle Killion an American football linebacker Redley A Killion a Micronesian politician Sean Killion an American swimmer Tom Killion an American politician from PennsylvaniaPlaces EditKillian a barony in County Galway Ireland encompassing several townlands see List of townlands of County Galway Killian Louisiana a village in Livingston Parish Kilian Island also known as Elvira Island an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region Nunavut Canada Kilianstein a rock formation in Germany Miami Killian High School a public high school located in unincorporated Miami Dade County Florida The Killian Nine a group of students at Miami Killian High School who in February 1999 distributed a controversial satirical pamphlet named First Amendment and were arrested for it St Kilian s German School also known as St Kilian s Deutsche Schule a school situated in Clonskeagh Dublin Ireland St Killian s College at Carnlough Northern IrelandOther uses EditKilian family a lineage of German engravers Killian s Irish Red Beer a lager brewed by Coors The Killian Curse a New Zealand kidult horror fantasy series The Killian documents controversy referring to forged documents containing allegations about George W Bush s National Guard service that were publicized during the 2004 US presidential campaign Jack Kilian lead character in the TV series Midnight Caller 1988 1991 Killian Gardiner one of the main characters of Witches of East End Captain Killian Hook Jones a fictional character on the TV series Once Upon a Time Killian or Kilian a dance hold used in ice dancing where the dancers are side by side Cassandra Cillian a main character in The Librarians 2014 TV series Damon Killian a key supporting character in the 1987 film The Running ManSee also EditJiri Kylian born 1947 Czech dancer and choreographerReferences Edit Hanks Patrick Hodges Flavia 1990 A Dictionary of First Names Oxford University Press p 193 GENUKI Tuosist homepage eircom net Patrick Weston Joyce 1869 The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places Volume 1 Retrieved 31 January 2016 Patrick Woulfe 1923 Cillian Irish Names and Surnames Retrieved 28 July 2011 nbsp This page or section lists people that share the same given name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Killian amp oldid 1179302998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
