Kiran
Kiran is a gender-neutral given name , which also occurs as a family name .
origin
The first name Kiran (Hindi: किरण [ kiˈraːn ] "(sun) ray") comes from Hindi and has its roots in Sanskrit . Other forms are also kirandeep, kira and kiri.
use
In contrast to the previous rule for German first names , according to which the gender of a person should be derived from their first name, the Federal Constitutional Court decided on December 5, 2008 that the first name Kiran can be registered as the sole first name for both sexes.
Name bearer
Male first name
- Kiran Ashar (1947-2017), Indian cricketer
- Kiran Bechan (* 1982), Dutch football player
- Kiran Nagarkar (1942-2019), Indian writer
- Kiran Klaus Patel (* 1971), German-British historian
- Kiran Shah (* 1956), Kenyan actor
Female first name
- Kiran Desai (* 1971), Indian author
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (* 1953), Indian entrepreneur
family name
- Uday Kiran (1980-2014), Indian film actor
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kiran on vornames-weltweit.de
- ↑ BVerfG, 1 BvR 576/07 of December 5, 2008