Ciaran

See also: ciaran, ciarán, and Ciarán

English

Alternative forms

• Kieran

Etymology

From Irish Ciarán.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪəɹən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪɹən/

Proper noun

Ciaran

1. A male given name from Irish.
   • 2021, Megan Nolan, Acts of Desperation‎^[1], Random House, →ISBN:

     ‘What's your name?’ I asked. ‘Ciaran,’ he said, and then, as though having read my mind, ‘though it's only my father who's Irish–I'm Danish.’

2. (rare) A female given name from Irish.

Usage notes

• Traditionally an Irish male name. More recently occasionally used as a female name in English.

Anagrams

• Ancira, Arican, Carian, Carina, acinar, arnica, carina, crania, narica