Ciaran

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UK/ˈkɪəɹən/US/ˈkɪɹən/

proper noun

A male given name from Irish.

OriginIrish Ciarán →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Kieran

  1. A male given name from Irish.

    ‘What's your name?’ I asked. ‘Ciaran,’ he said, and then, as though having read my mind, ‘though it's only my father who's Irish–I'm Danish.’

    2021, Megan Nolan, Acts of Desperation, Random House, →ISBN
  2. rareA female given name from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishCiarán
  2. IrishCiarán
  3. EnglishCiaran

Borrowed from Irish Ciarán.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

carinaarnicaacinarAnciraCarnianaricaArcaniAricanCarian
Cite this entry
APA

Ciaran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ciaran

MLA

“Ciaran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ciaran. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ciaran,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ciaran.

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