Ciarán

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Ciarán
Birr St. Brendan's Church Saint Kieran Window Detail 2010 09 10.jpg
Ciarán of Clonmacnoise
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, Kieran, Keiran, Keiron, Kieron, Kiran, Keiren, Kieren, Kyran, Kyron, Keeran, Kairan Ceiren[1]
Related namesCiara

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[]

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[]

  1. ^ http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Keeran[bare URL]
  2. ^ Akerbeltz Gaelic Resources Archived 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. ^ "Southern Methodist University". Kira's Name. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  6. ^ "RootsWeb". County Kerry. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  7. ^ "Live views from Ireland: Kerry". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
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