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Ciarán

April 18, 2024

Ciarán (Irish spelling) or Ciaran (Scottish Gaelic spelling)[2][3] is a traditionally male given name of Irish origin. It means "little dark one"[4] or "little dark-haired one", produced by appending a diminutive suffix to ciar ("black", "dark").[5] It is the masculine version of the name Ciara.

Ciarán
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈkɪərən, -rɔːn/ KEER-ən, -⁠awn
Irish: [ˈciəɾˠaːn̪ˠ, ciəˈɾˠaːn̪ˠ]
Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʲʰiəɾan]
GenderMasculine
Language(s)Irish, Scottish Gaelic, English
Origin
Word/nameGaels
Meaning"little dark one"
Region of originIreland and Scotland
Other names
Alternative spellingCiaran
Variant form(s)
  • Ciarian
  • Ciaron
  • Cieran
  • Crain
  • Kieran
  • Keiran
  • Keiron
  • Kieron
  • Kiran
  • Keiren
  • Kieren
  • Kyran
  • Kyron
  • Keeran
  • Kairan
  • Ceiren[1]
Related namesCiara
Look up Keiran, kieran, ciaran, ciarán, kieren, or kieron in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

The name became common in reference to Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich,[6] who gave his name to the Ciarraige and County Kerry,[7] and two early Irish saints both counted among the Twelve Apostles of Ireland: Ciarán the Elder and Ciarán the Younger.

It is anglicised in various ways: Ciaran, Kieran, Keiran, Keiron, Keiren, Keerun, Kiran, etc.

The name can also be found in the Irish surname of O'Keiran, meaning "descendant of Ciarán".

Notable people edit

Saints edit

People with the given name Keiren edit

People with the given name Kieran edit

People with the given name Kieren edit

People with the given name Kieron edit

People with the given name Kyran edit

Fictional characters edit

  • Ciaran McCarthy, a character from the British soap opera, Coronation Street
  • King Ciaran of Venallis, one of the main characters in the Song of Souls trilogy by Christen Stovall
  • Lord's Blade Ciaran, from the video game Dark Souls
  • Kieran, from The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare, a Wild Hunter and Mark Blackthorn's boyfriend
  • Kieran is the son of Lord Donnán, who appears in the seventh episode of psychological horror adventure game, The Last Door
  • Lena Kieran Luthor, a character from the CW series Supergirl, played by Katie McGrath
  • Kieran Northrup, the main character of the novel Black-Haired Boy
  • Kieran, a playable character in “Fire Emblem-Path of Radiance” and “Fire Emblem-Radiant Dawn”
  • Ciaran, a mysterious character in "1899" by Netflix
  • Kieran Duffy, fictional character from Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Ciaran, Sarah McCool's love interest in the Channel 4 sitcom, Derry Girls

Other cultures edit

  • Cioran is a Romanian surname. A notable individual with the name was nihilist philosopher Emil Cioran.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Keeran - Meaning of Keeran, What does Keeran mean?".
  2. ^ Akerbeltz Gaelic Resources 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir: Ainmean Pearsanta, retrieved from SMO website
  4. ^ "Ireland". Irish Boys Names. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  5. ^ . Kira's Name. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  6. ^ "RootsWeb". County Kerry. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  7. ^ . The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2009.

April 18, 2024
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Ciaran Irish spelling or Ciaran Scottish Gaelic spelling 2 3 is a traditionally male given name of Irish origin It means little dark one 4 or little dark haired one produced by appending a diminutive suffix to ciar black dark 5 It is the masculine version of the name Ciara CiaranCiaran of ClonmacnoisePronunciationEnglish ˈ k ɪer en r ɔː n KEER en awnIrish ˈcieɾˠaːn ˠ cieˈɾˠaːn ˠ Scottish Gaelic ˈkʲʰieɾan GenderMasculineLanguage s Irish Scottish Gaelic EnglishOriginWord nameGaelsMeaning little dark one Region of originIreland and ScotlandOther namesAlternative spellingCiaranVariant form s Ciarian Ciaron Cieran Crain Kieran Keiran Keiron Kieron Kiran Keiren Kieren Kyran Kyron Keeran Kairan Ceiren 1 Related namesCiaraLook up Keiran kieran ciaran ciaran kieren or kieron in Wiktionary the free dictionary The name became common in reference to Ciar son of Fergus mac Roich 6 who gave his name to the Ciarraige and County Kerry 7 and two early Irish saints both counted among the Twelve Apostles of Ireland Ciaran the Elder and Ciaran the Younger It is anglicised in various ways Ciaran Kieran Keiran Keiron Keiren Keerun Kiran etc The name can also be found in the Irish surname of O Keiran meaning descendant of Ciaran Contents 1 Notable people 1 1 Saints 1 2 People with the given name Keiren 1 3 People with the given name Kieran 1 4 People with the given name Kieren 1 5 People with the given name Kieron 1 6 People with the given name Kyran 2 Fictional characters 3 Other cultures 4 See also 5 ReferencesNotable people editCiaran Bairead 1905 1976 Irish folklorist and scholar Ciaran Bourke 1935 1988 Irish musician Ciaran Brennan born 1956 Irish musician Ciaran Byrne born 1994 Irish Australian rules footballer Ciaran Cannon born 1965 Irish politician Ciaran Carey born 1970 Irish hurling player Ciaran Carson 1948 2019 Northern Irish poet and playwright Ciaran Clark born 1989 Irish footballer Ciaran Clear John Patrick 1920 2000 Irish painter Ciaran Cuffe born 1963 Irish politician Ciaran Donnelly footballer born 1984 English footballer Ciaran Farrell born 1969 Irish composer Ciaran Fitzgerald born 1952 Irish rugby player and coach Ciaran Griffiths born 1983 English actor Ciaran Gultnieks born 1970 English computer video game programmer Ciaran Hinds born 1953 Irish actor Ciaran Hope Fulbright Scholar and Irish composer of orchestral choral and film music Ciaran Jenkins born 1984 Welsh journalist Ciaran Jeremiah British keyboardist Ciaran Joyce born 1987 Welsh actor Ciaran Kilkenny born 1993 Irish Gaelic footballer Ciaran Kelly footballer born 1980 Ciaran Kelly footballer born 1998 Ciaran Kenny born 1984 Irish hurler Ciaran Lenehan born 1990 Irish Gaelic footballer Ciaran Lynch born 1964 Irish politician Ciaran Lyng born 1985 Irish Gaelic footballer Ciaran MacGillivray born 1987 member of Cape Breton musical group The Cottars Ciaran Mac Mathuna 1925 2009 Irish broadcaster and music expert Ciaran Madden born 1942 English actress Ciaran Martyn born 1980 Irish footballer Ciaran McDonald born 1975 Irish Gaelic footballer Ciaran McKeown 1943 2019 Northern Irish peace activist Ciaran McMenamin born 1975 Northern Irish actor Ciaran Murphy born 1940 Irish politician Ciaran O Brien born 1987 American soccer player Ciaran O Gealbhain Irish singer Ciaran O Keeffe born 1971 English parapsychologist Ciaran O Leary born 1973 Irish professional poker player Ciaran Power born 1976 Irish cyclist Ciaran Sheehan born 1990 Irish Australian rules footballer Ciaran Sheehan Irish actor Ciaran Walsh Irish artist Ciaran Whelan born 1976 Irish Gaelic footballerSaints edit Saint Ciaran Saighir or Ciaran the Elder Saint Ciaran of Clonmacnoise or Ciaran the Younger Saint Ciaran of Dissert Kieran celebrated 14 June Saint Ciaran of Clonsost commemorated 30 April Saint Ciaran mac Colga celebrated 19 May Saint Ciaran Mac Eochaidh of Tubrid a protoge of Saint DeclanPeople with the given name Keiren edit Keiren Westwood born 1984 English Irish footballerPeople with the given name Kieran edit Kieran Brennan born 1957 Irish hurler Kieran Charnock born 1984 English footballer Kieran Conry born 1951 Bishop of Arundel and Brighton Kieran Culkin born 1982 American actor Kieran Doherty 1955 1981 Provisional Irish Republican Army hunger striker Kieran Doherty Northern Irish writer TV format creator and Executive Producer Kieran Donaghy born 1983 Irish Gaelic footballer Kieran Donnelly Irish Gaelic footballer Kieran Dover born 1996 Australian soccer player Kieran Egan 1942 2022 Irish Anglo Canadian educationist Kieran Foran born 1990 New Zealand rugby league player Kieran Gibbs born 1989 English footballer Kieran Phelan 1949 2010 Irish Politician Kieran Goss born 1962 Irish musician Kieran Hanrahan born 1957 Irish musician and broadcaster Kieran Hebden born 1977 English musician Kieran Kane born 1949 American country singer Kieran Lalor born 1976 American politician Kieran Lyons born 1989 Fiji s top female chess player Kieran Mahon British musician Kieran McAnespie born 1979 Scottish footballer Kieran McFeely Irish musician Kieran McGeeney born 1971 Irish Gaelic footballer and coach Kieran McKeever born 1968 Irish dual player Kieran Mulroney born 1965 American actor and screenwriter Kieran Noema Barnett born 1987 New Zealand cricketer Kieran Nugent 1958 2000 Provisional Irish Republican Army PIRA member Kieran O Brien born 1973 English actor Kieran O Connor 1979 2020 Irish Gaelic footballer Kieran O Donnell born 1963 Irish politician Kieran Phelan 1949 2010 Irish politician Sir Kieran Prendergast born 1942 English diplomat and former United Nations officer Kieran Prendiville born 1947 English television writer producer and presenter Kieran Read born 1985 New Zealand rugby union player Kieran Richardson born 1984 English footballer Kieran Scott born 1974 female American author Kieran Smith born 2000 American swimmer and Olympic bronze medalist Kieran Suckling born 1964 Conservationist Kieran Tierney born 1997 Scottish footballer Kieran Trippier born 1990 English footballer Kieran West born 1977 Olympic gold medal winning rower Kieran White died 1995 English singerPeople with the given name Kieren edit Kieren Fallon born 1965 six time British Champion Jockey Kieren Jack born 1987 Australian rules footballer Kieren Perkins born 1973 Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist Kieren Webster born 1986 Scottish musicianPeople with the given name Kieron edit Kieron Dawson born 1975 Irish rugby union player Kieron Dwyer born 1967 American comic book artist Kieron Dyer born 1978 English footballer Kieron Gillen born 1975 English computer games and music journalist as well as a comic book author Kieron Moore 1924 2007 Irish actor Kieron Pollard born 1987 West Indies cricketer Kieron Richardson born 1986 English actorPeople with the given name Kyran edit Kyran Bracken born 1971 Irish rugby union player Kyran O Donnell born 1958 Australian politicianFictional characters editCiaran McCarthy a character from the British soap opera Coronation Street King Ciaran of Venallis one of the main characters in the Song of Souls trilogy by Christen Stovall Lord s Blade Ciaran from the video game Dark Souls Kieran from The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare a Wild Hunter and Mark Blackthorn s boyfriend Kieran is the son of Lord Donnan who appears in the seventh episode of psychological horror adventure game The Last Door Lena Kieran Luthor a character from the CW series Supergirl played by Katie McGrath Kieran Northrup the main character of the novel Black Haired Boy Kieran a playable character in Fire Emblem Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn Ciaran a mysterious character in 1899 by Netflix Kieran Duffy fictional character from Red Dead Redemption 2 Ciaran Sarah McCool s love interest in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry GirlsOther cultures editCioran is a Romanian surname A notable individual with the name was nihilist philosopher Emil Cioran See also editList of Irish language given names Ciaran storm a 2023 storm in northwestern Europe Cian Ciaran born 1976 Welsh keyboard player Ciara given name Errigal Ciaran Irish Gaelic Athletic Association club Chiron disambiguation Kyron given name Kira given name Keeran disambiguation Kiran disambiguation an Indian name Kirin disambiguation Asian nameReferences edit Keeran Meaning of Keeran What does Keeran mean Akerbeltz Gaelic Resources Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Iain Mac an Tailleir Ainmean Pearsanta retrieved from SMO website Ireland Irish Boys Names Retrieved 12 June 2007 Southern Methodist University Kira s Name Archived from the original on 17 October 2007 Retrieved 12 June 2007 RootsWeb County Kerry Retrieved 12 June 2007 Live views from Ireland Kerry The Irish Times Archived from the original on 23 October 2012 Retrieved 7 March 2009 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 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