Kiernan

Kiernan is a name of Irish origin. It is mostly used as a family name ; as a male first name comes Kiernan rare.

Origin and meaning

family name

As a family name, Kiernan is the shortened form of McKiernan , which in turn is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic Meic Thighearnáin and means son of Tighearnan . The Meic Thighearnáins were the owners of the barony of Tullyhunco in ancient Ireland and settled near Croghan .

Additional derivations point to the Celtic word cuirnin (bush) or the Gaelic word cuirnean (small pile of stones or mound).

First name

As a first name, Kiernan is an anglicized variant of the Gaelic-Irish name Ciarán or Scottish-Gaelic Ciaràn (Irish pronunciation: [ˈciəɾˠaːn̪ˠ] or [ciəˈɾˠaːn̪ˠ] ; English pronunciation: [ˈkɪərən] ) and can be " short , dark man" or "dark-haired man" mean. All name forms are derived from the Gaelic word ciar ( German : black, dark).

variants

Name variants are Ciaran , Keiran , Keiron , Kernan , Kieran , Kieren , Kieron , Kierren , Kierrin , Kierron , Kiran or Kyran . The name variants are more common than first names.

Name bearer

family name

Ben Kiernan (* 1953), Australian historian
Caitlín R. Kiernan (* 1964), Irish-American writer of science fiction, dark fantasy and comics as well as paleontologist
Colm Kiernan (1931-2010), Irish historian
Francis Kiernan (1800–1874), British anatomist and medical doctor
Ian Kiernan (* 1940), Australian sailor and environmental activist
Rob Kiernan (* 1991), Irish football player
Thomas J. Kiernan (1897–1967), Irish diplomat
Victor Kiernan (1913–2009), British historian
William Kiernan (1908–1973), American film production designer

First name

Kiernan Shipka (* 1999), American actress

Individual evidence

^ Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
^ Patrick Weston Joyce: The origin and history of Irish names of places. McGlashan & Gill, Dublin 1875 ( digitized ).
^ William Arthur: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import. Sheldon & Blakeman, New York 1857 ( digitized ).

[1] Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

[2] Patrick Weston Joyce: The origin and history of Irish names of places. McGlashan & Gill, Dublin 1875 ( digitized ).

[3] William Arthur: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import. Sheldon & Blakeman, New York 1857 ( digitized ).