Ciarán

Ciarán or Ciaran [ ˈkɪərɒːn ] or [ ˈkɪərɔːn ] is a male given name .

Origin and meaning

Ciarán is a diminutive of the Irish ciar "dark" or "black". The Irish word denotes the color of the gerberlae , which is usually a light reddish brown.

variants

Kieran , Kieron , Kieren (anglicized forms)
Ciara (feminine form)

Name bearer

Ciarán von Clonmacnoise or Ciarán the Younger ( Kieran , Latin: Queranus ; around 512 - around 545), Irish saint
Ciarán of Saigir or "Ciarán the Elder" ( Kieran , Latin: Kyaranus ; approx. 5th century), Irish saint

Ciarán Bourke (1935–1988), Irish folk musician
Ciarán Cannon (* 1965), Irish politician
Ciaran Carson (1948–2019), Northern Irish poet, writer and translator
Ciaran Clark (* 1989), English-Irish football player
Ciarán Cuffe (born 1963), Irish politician
Ciarán Hinds (* 1953), Northern Irish actor
Ciaran McKeown (1943–2019), Irish journalist and peace activist
Ciarán McMenamin (* 1975), Irish actor
Ciaran O'Leary (* 1973), Irish professional poker player
Ciarán Power (* 1976), Irish cyclist

Individual evidence

↑ Kieran. On: www.baby-vornamen.de. Retrieved June 6, 2014 .
↑ Ciaran of Clonmacnoise. In: Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints. Retrieved June 6, 2014 .

[1] Kieran. On: www.baby-vornamen.de. Retrieved June 6, 2014 .

[2] Ciaran of Clonmacnoise. In: Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints. Retrieved June 6, 2014 .