Ciarán
| Ciarán | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Gaelic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "little dark one" |
| Region of origin | Ireland/Scotland |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Ciaran |
| Variant form(s) | Ciaran, Ciaron Kieran, Keiron, Kieron, Keiren, Kieren, Keiran, Ceiren[1] |
| Related names | Ciara |
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Ciarán (Irish pronunciation: [ˈciəɾˠaːn̪ˠ]/[ciəˈɾˠaːn̪ˠ]) or Ciaran (Scottish,[2][3] pronounced /ˈkɪərən/ KEER-ən or /ˈkɪərɔːn/ KEER-awn), is a Gaelic male given name. 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 etc.
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 (born 1948), Northern Irish poet and playwright
- Ciaran Clark (born 1989), Irish footballer, currently playing for Aston Villa
- Ciarán Cuffe (born 1963), Irish politician
- Ciaran Donnelly (born 1984), England youth international footballer
- Ciarán Farrell (born 1969), Irish composer
- Ciaran Fitzgerald (born 1952), Irish rugby player and coach
- Ciarán Griffiths (born 1983), British actor
- Ciaran Gultnieks (born 1970), British 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
- Ciaran Kilkenny (born 1993), Irish footballer
- Ciarán Kenny (born 1984), Irish hurler
- Ciarán Lenehan (born 1990), Irish footballer
- Ciarán Lynch (born 1964), Irish politician
- Ciarán Lyng (born 1985), Irish footballer
- Ciarán MacGillivray (born 1987), member of Cape Breton musical group "The Cottars"
- Ciarán Mac Mathúna (1925–2009), Irish broadcaster and music expert
- Ciarán Martyn (born 1980), Irish footballer
- Ciarán McDonald, Irish Gaelic football player
- 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), British parapsychologist
- Ciaran O'Leary (born 1973), Irish professional poker player
- Ciarán Power (born 1976), Irish cyclist
- Ciaran Quinn (born 1982), Irish footballer
- Ciarán Sheehan (born 1990), Irish Australian rules footballer
- Ciarán Sheehan, Irish actor
- Ciarán Walsh, retired Irish Gaelic footballer
- 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), British-Irish footballer
People with the given name Kieran
- Kieran Brennan (born 1957), Irish hurler
- Kieran Charnock (born 1984), England C international 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 footballer
- Kieran Egan (born 1942), Irish-Anglo-Canadian educationist
- Kieran Foran (born 1990), New Zealand rugby league player
- Kieran Gibbs (born 1989), England international footballer
- Kieran Phelan (born 1949), Irish Politician
- Kieran Goss (born 1962), Irish musician
- Kieran Hanrahan (born 1957), Irish musician and broadcaster
- Kieran Hebden (born 1977), British musician
- Kieran Kane (born 1949), American country singer
- Kieran Lalor, American politician
- Kieran Mahon, British musician
- Kieran McAnespie (born 1979), Scottish footballer
- Kieran McFeely, Irish musician
- Kieran McGeeney (born 1971), former Irish Gaelic footballer and coach
- Kieran McKeever (born 1968), former 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), British actor
- Kieran O'Donnell (born 1963), Irish politician
- Kieran Phelan (1949–2010), Irish politician
- Sir Kieran Prendergast (born 1942), British diplomat and former United Nations officer
- Kieran Prendiville (born 1947), British television writer, producer, and presenter
- Kieran Read (born 1985), New Zealand rugby union player
- Kieran Richardson (born 1984), England international footballer
- Kieran Trippier (born 1990), England international 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 professional 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), England international footballer
- Kieron Gillen (born 1975), British 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), British actor
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
- Kira (given name)
- Keeran (disambiguation)
- Kiran (disambiguation), an Indian name
Fictionals
- Ciaran McCarthy, soap opera character
- 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.
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 where as in South India, only boys are named after this.
References
- ↑ http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Keeran
- ↑ 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. 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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