Ciaran
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɪəɹən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɪɹən/
Proper noun
Ciaran
- A male given name from Irish.
- 2021, Megan Nolan, Acts of Desperation[1], Random House, →ISBN:
- ‘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.’
- (rare) A female given name from Irish.
Usage notes
- Traditionally an Irish male name. More recently occasionally used as a female name in English.