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 [ syll. cas-sian, ca-ssi-an ] The boy name Cassian is pronounced as KAESH-ZHahN KEY. Cassian is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Latin. From the element 'cassus' which means empty, vain. The first name is derived from the Roman family name Cassianus (Latin), which is itself derived from Cassius. It was borne by various early saints, most notably the 3rd-century Saint Cassian of Imola, a Bishop of Brescia and the patron saint of shorthand writers. The name Cassia (English) is the female version of Cassian. The name Kassian (Russian) is a variant of Cassian. Cassie (English pet form) and Cass (English short form) are other variants of Cassian. See also the related form, Cassius (English). Cassian is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly linked to Cassian, Cassius (English) was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Cassian include Cainan (English), Canaan (English), Cannon (English), Canon (English), Canyon (English), Caoimhin (Irish), Casen (English), Cason (English), Cian (English and Irish), Coen (Dutch), Coman, Conan (English), Connan (Irish and Scottish), Conni (English), Connie (English), Conny (German), Cono (English and Italian), Conway (English), Conwy (Welsh), and Cooney (English). KEY: approx pronunciation for Cassian: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; ZH as in "seizure (S.IY.ZH.ER)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
