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Ciaran - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ciaran

[ syll. cia-ran, ci-ar-an ] The boy name Ciaran is pronounced CH-RahN KEY. Ciaran has its origins in the Celtic language. It is used largely in the English and Irish languages. Ciaran is a variant form of the English and Irish Kieran.

Ciaran is rare as a baby boy name. It is ranked outside of the top 1000. In 2008, out of the family of boy names directly linked to Ciaran, the English and Irish Kieran was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Ciaran include the Irish Ciarán and the English and German Chiron.

KEY: approx pronunciation for Ciaran: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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