Ciarán

See also: ciaran, ciarán, and Ciaran

Irish

Etymology

Originally a byname from ciar (“black”). Popularized by Irish saints dating back from the 5th century.

Proper noun

Ciarán m (genitive Ciaráin)

A male given name

Related terms

Ciara

Descendants

→ English: Ciaran, Keiran, Kieran, Kieron
→ Icelandic: Kjaran

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Ciarán	Chiarán	gCiarán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Entries containing “Ciarán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “Ciarán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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