Ciaran
Ciaran is a boys name.
It is said KEER-awn.
It means little black haired one. The Irish word Ciar means black or dark.
Two important Irish saints, Ciaran of Saighir and Ciaran of Clonmacnois.
Popularity: #33 in Ireland, #115 in Scotland
Variants/Nicknames:Ciaren, Kiaran, Kiraren, Kyran, , Kieran, Keiran, Kieren, Kieron, Keiron.
Comments on Ciaran:
I like Ciaran SO much more than Kieran. I’ve recently seen it on a few girls in other parts of the country; that is so wrong. Ciaran has a perfectly good feminine– Ciara.
I have named my baby Ciaran, I just loved this spelling, that is one of the reasons I choose this name. I think it is such a strong sounding name.
— Anonymous User 11/10/2006
Sources:
The Best Baby Name Book by Sue Nicholson.
http://www.babynamewizard.com/namipedia/boy/ciaran
http://www.behindthename.com/name/ciara10n
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fimbrethil/4205903368/
http://www.behindthename.com/comment/search.php?terms=ciaran
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