Ciarán

Ciarán or Ciaran is a traditionally male given name of Irish origin (Scottish Gaelic spelling[2][3]). 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]
GenderUnisex
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)Ciaran, Ciarian, Ciaron, Kieran, Keiran, Keiron, Kieron, Kiran, Keiren, Kieren, Kyran, Kyron, Keeran, Kairan Ceiren[1]
Related namesCiara

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, etc.

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

Notable people


Saints

People with the given name Keiren

People with the given name Kieran

People with the given name Kieren

People with the given name Kieron

People with the given name Kyran

See also

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

Other cultures
  • Similarly pronounced/written names exist in other cultures. Hindu religion in India has the names Kiran and Kiron (pronunciation: ki-RUN) - both means "Ray of Light". In North India, this name is used for both boys and girls whereas in South India, only boys are named after this.

References
  1. http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Keeran
  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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