Kieran

Gender：
Pronounced： [ KEER-awn, KEE-ar-awn ]
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Usage：Irish

Meaning & History：

Anglicized form of CIARÁN.

CIARáN male Irish

Diminutive of CIAR. This was the name of two Irish saints: Saint Ciarán the Elder, the patron of the Kingdom of Munster, and Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise, the founder of a monastery in the 6th century.

CIAR male Irish

Derived from Irish ciar meaning "black".

Names related to Kieran：

FULL FORMS

IRISH: Ciar

EQUIVALENTS

ENGLISH: Keiran, Kiaran

IRISH: Ciarán, Kieron, Kyran

FEMININE FORMS

ENGLISH: Keara, Keira, Kiara, Kiarra, Kierra, Kira, Kyra

IRISH: Ciara, Kiera

OTHER FORMS

CORNISH: Piran

ENGLISH: Keri, Kerri, Kerrie, Kerry