Keane

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  • Irish
Variant of KEAN.

KEAN   male   Irish
Anglicized form of CIAN.
CIAN   male   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "ancient" in Gaelic. This was the name of the mythical ancestor of the Cianachta in Irish legend. Cian was also the name of a son-in-law of Brian Boru.
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Kian
IRISH MYTHOLOGY: Cian
IRISH: Cian, Kean
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
IRISH: Cianán, Keenan
FEMININE FORMS
IRISH: Ciannait