Kiljan

Icelandic

Alternative forms

  • Kilían

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Cillian, a saint’s name, first used in Iceland by Halldór Kiljan Laxness (1902-1998) after his conversion to Catholicism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɪljan/
    Homophone: kiljan

Proper noun

Kiljan m (proper noun, genitive singular Kiljans)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Kiljan (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Kiljan
accusative Kiljan
dative Kiljan, Kiljani
genitive Kiljans
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