Ciaran - Meaning of Ciaran

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Ciaran

[ 2 syll. cia-ran, ci-ar-an ] The baby boy name Ciaran is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is KIH-R-aeN †. Ciaran is used chiefly in the English and Irish languages, and its origin is Celtic. Ciaran is a variant of the name Kieran (English and Irish).

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Ciaran is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Ciaran, Kieran was the most popular in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Ciaran include Ciarán, Keiran, Kieran, Kieron, Kyran, Caerwyn, Carim, Carión, Carmain, Carmaine, Carmee, Carmen, Carmey, Carmi, Carmie, Carmine, Carmy, Carmyn, Carmyne, and Carney.

† Pronunciation for Ciaran: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"