Ciarán
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Pronunciation | English: /ˈkɪərən, -rɔːn/ KEER-ən, -awn Irish: [ˈciəɾˠaːn̪ˠ, ciəˈɾˠaːn̪ˠ] Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʲʰiəɾan] |
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Gender | Masculine |
Language(s) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic, English |
Origin | |
Word/name | Gaels |
Meaning | "little dark one" |
Region of origin | Ireland and Scotland |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Ciaran |
Variant form(s) | Ciarian, Ciaron, Cieran, Kieran, Keiran, Keiron, Kieron, Kiran, Keiren, Kieren, Kyran, Kyron, Keeran, Kairan Ceiren[1] |
Related names | Ciara |
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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.
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[]
- Ciarán Bairéad (1905–1976), Irish folklorist and scholar
- Ciarán Bourke (1935–1988), Irish musician
- Ciarán Brennan (born 1956), Irish musician
- Ciarán Byrne (born 1994), Irish Australian rules footballer
- Ciarán Cannon (born 1965), Irish politician
- Ciarán Carey (born 1970), Irish hurling player
- Ciaran Carson (1948–2019), Northern Irish poet and playwright
- Ciaran Clark (born 1989), Irish footballer
- Ciarán Cuffe (born 1963), Irish politician
- Ciaran Donnelly (born 1984), English footballer
- Ciarán Farrell (born 1969), Irish composer
- Ciaran Fitzgerald (born 1952), Irish rugby player and coach
- Ciarán Griffiths (born 1983), English actor
- Ciaran Gultnieks (born 1970), English computer/video game programmer
- Ciarán Hinds (born 1953), Irish actor
- Ciarán Hope, Fulbright Scholar and Irish composer of orchestral, choral, and film music
- Ciaran Jeremiah, British keyboardist
- Ciaran Joyce (born 1987), Welsh actor
- Ciarán Kilkenny (born 1993), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Ciarán Kelly, synthetic biology scientific researcher and Young Pi
- Ciarán Kenny (born 1984), Irish hurler
- Ciarán Lenehan (born 1990), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Ciarán Lynch (born 1964), Irish politician
- Ciarán Lyng (born 1985), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Ciarán MacGillivray (born 1987), member of Cape Breton musical group "The Cottars"
- Ciarán Mac Mathúna (1925–2009), Irish broadcaster and music expert
- Ciaran Madden (born 1942), English actress
- Ciarán Martyn (born 1980), Irish footballer
- Ciarán McDonald (born 1975), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Ciarán McKeown (1943–2019), Northern Irish peace activist
- Ciarán McMenamin (born 1975), Northern Irish actor
- Ciarán Murphy (born 1940), Irish politician
- Ciaran O'Brien (born 1987), American soccer player
- Ciarán O Gealbháin, Irish singer
- Ciarán O'Keeffe (born 1971), English parapsychologist
- Ciaran O'Leary (born 1973), Irish professional poker player
- Ciarán Power (born 1976), Irish cyclist
- Ciarán Sheehan (born 1990), Irish Australian rules footballer
- Ciarán Sheehan, Irish actor
- Ciarán Walsh, Irish artist
- Ciarán Whelan (born 1976), Irish Gaelic footballer
Saints[]
- Saint Ciarán Saighir or Ciarán the Elder
- Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise or Ciarán the Younger
- Saint Ciarán of Dissert-Kieran, celebrated 14 June
- Saint Ciarán of Clonsost, commemorated 30 April
- Saint Ciarán mac Colga, celebrated 19 May
- Saint Ciarán Mac Eochaidh of Tubrid, a protogé of Saint Declan
People with the given name Keiren[]
- Keiren Westwood (born 1984), English-Irish footballer
People with the given name Kieran[]
- 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 Dover (born 1996), Australian soccer player
- Kieran Egan (born 1942), 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 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 singer
People with the given name Kieren[]
- 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 musician
People with the given name Kieron[]
- 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 actor
People with the given name Kyran[]
- Kyran Bracken (born 1971), Irish rugby union player
- Kyran O'Donnell (born 1958), Australian politician
See also[]
- List of Irish-language given names
- Cian Ciaran (born 1976), Welsh keyboard player
- Ciara (given name)
- Errigal Ciarán, Irish Gaelic Athletic Association club
- Chiron
- Kyron
- Kira (given name)
- Keeran (disambiguation)
- Kiran (disambiguation), an Indian name
- Kirin (disambiguation), Asian name
Fictional characters[]
- 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”
Other cultures[]
- Similarly pronounced/written names exist in other cultures. Hindu religion in India has the names Kiran and Kiron (pronunciation: ki-RUN) - both mean "Ray of Light". In North India, this name is used for both boys and girls, but in South India only for boys.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Keeran[bare URL]
- ^ Akerbeltz Gaelic Resources Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir: 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. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
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