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Ciaran

UK/ˈkɪəɹən/US/ˈkɪɹən/

Ciaran proper noun: a male given name from Irish.

Proper noun

Ciaran

  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. (rare) A female given name from Irish.

Forms of Ciaran

alternative formKieran

Origin of Ciaran

Borrowed from Irish Ciarán.

Questions about Ciaran

What does Ciaran mean?
Ciaran means a male given name from Irish.
What part of speech is Ciaran?
Ciaran is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ciaran?
Ciaran is pronounced /ˈkɪəɹən/ (UK).

Words near Ciaran in the dictionary

  1. Ciara
  2. Ciaramella
  3. Ciaramellas
  4. Ciaramitaro
  5. Ciaramitaros
  6. Ciaran
  7. Ciaravino
  8. Ciaravinos
  9. Ciarcia
  10. Ciarraige
  11. Ciarraighe

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