Ciarán

See also: ciaran, ciarán, Ciaran, and Cíarán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Cíarán, originally a byname from ciar (“black”) +‎ -án. Popularized by Irish saints dating back from the 5th century.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ciəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈciəɾˠɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈciəɾˠænˠ/

Proper noun

Ciarán m (genitive Chiaráin)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish

Descendants

  • → English: Ciaran, Keiran, Kieran, Kieron

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ciarán
radical lenition eclipsis
Ciarán Chiarán gCiarán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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