CiarÁN

  • [ KEER-awn, KEE-ar-awn ]
  • Irish
Diminutive of CIAR. This was the name of two Irish saints: Saint Ciarán the Elder, the patron of the Kingdom of Munster, and Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise, the founder of a monastery in the 6th century.

CIAR   male   Irish
Derived from Irish ciar meaning "black".
FULL FORMS
IRISH: Ciar
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Keiran, Kiaran
IRISH: Kieran, Kieron, Kyran
FEMININE FORMS
ENGLISH: Keara, Keira, Kiara, Kiarra, Kierra, Kira, Kyra
IRISH: Ciara, Kiera
OTHER FORMS
CORNISH: Piran
ENGLISH: Keri, Kerri, Kerrie, Kerry