Cian (name)

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Cian [ciːən] is an Irish male given name meaning "long, lasting", which probably goes back to the Irish legendary figure Cian . From its diminutive Cianán which is anglicised form of the name Keenan derived. An anglicized form of the name is Kian .

Name bearer

Cian O'Connor (* 1979), Irish show jumper

See also

Name bearers without reference to Irish are:

Ci'an (1837–1881), Chinese mother empress and regent
Paolo Cian (* 1966), Italian sailor
Vittorio Cian (1862–1951), Italian senator, Romanist and Italianist

Individual evidence

↑ http://www.dil.ie/search?q=cian&search_in=headword eDIL dictionary
↑ https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/cian Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla