Male given name of Irish origin
Ciarán (Irish spelling) orCiaran (Scottish Gaelic spelling)[ 2] [ 3] given name of Irish origin. It means "little dark one"[ 4] diminutive suffix tociar ("black", "dark").[ 5] Ciara .
The name became common in reference to Ciar, son ofFergus mac Róich ,[ 6] Ciarraige andCounty Kerry ,[ 7] Twelve Apostles of Ireland :Ciarán the Elder andCiarán the Younger .
It is anglicised in various ways:Ciaran ,Kieran ,Keiran ,Keiron ,Keiren ,Keerun ,Kiran , etc.
According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Kierans were the chiefly family of theCíarraige tribe who in turn were from theDumnonii orLaigin who were the third wave ofCelts to settle inIreland during the first centuryBC .[ 8]
The name can also be found in the Irish surname of O'Keiran, meaning "descendant of Ciarán".
Ciarán Bairéad (1905–1976), Irish folklorist and scholarCiarán Bourke (1935–1988), Irish musicianCiarán Brennan (born 1956), Irish musicianCiarán Byrne (born 1994), Irish Australian rules footballerCiarán Cannon (born 1965), Irish politicianCiarán Carey (born 1970), Irish hurling playerCiaran Carson (1948–2019), Northern Irish poet and playwrightCiaran Clark (born 1989), Irish footballerCiaran Clear John Patrick (1920–2000), Irish painterCiarán Cuffe (born 1963), Irish politicianCiaran Donnelly (footballer) (born 1984), English footballerCiarán Farrell (born 1969), Irish composerCiaran Fitzgerald (born 1952), Irish rugby player and coachCiarán Griffiths (born 1983), English actorCiaran Gultnieks (born 1970), English computer/video game programmerCiarán Hinds (born 1953), Irish actorCiarán Hope ,Fulbright Scholar and Irish composer oforchestral ,choral , and film musicCiaran Jenkins (born 1984), Welsh journalistCiaran Jeremiah , British keyboardistCiaran Joyce (born 1987), Welsh actorCiarán Kilkenny (born 1993), Irish Gaelic footballerCiarán Kelly (footballer, born 1980) Ciaran Kelly (footballer, born 1998) Ciarán Kenny (born 1984), Irish hurlerCiarán Lenehan (born 1990), Irish Gaelic footballerCiarán Lynch (born 1964), Irish politicianCiarán Lyng (born 1985), Irish Gaelic footballerCiarán MacGillivray (born 1987), member of Cape Breton musical group "The Cottars"Ciarán Mac Mathúna (1925–2009), Irish broadcaster and music expertCiaran Madden (born 1942), English actressCiarán Martyn (born 1980), Irish footballerCiarán McDonald (born 1975), Irish Gaelic footballerCiarán McKeown (1943–2019), Northern Irish peace activistCiarán McMenamin (born 1975), Northern Irish actorCiarán Murphy (born 1940), Irish politicianCiaran O'Brien (born 1987), American soccer playerCiarán O Gealbháin , Irish singerCiarán O'Keeffe (born 1971), English parapsychologistCiaran O'Leary (born 1973), Irish professional poker playerCiarán Power (born 1976), Irish cyclistCiarán Sheehan (dual player) (born 1990), Irish Australian rules footballerCiarán Sheehan (actor) , Irish actorCiarán Walsh , Irish artistCiarán Whelan (born 1976), Irish Gaelic footballerPeople with the given name Ciaron [ edit ] People with the given name Keiren [ edit ] People with the given name Kieran [ edit ] Kieran Brennan (born 1957), Irish hurlerKieran Charnock (born 1984), English footballerKieran Conry (born 1951), Bishop of Arundel and BrightonKieran Culkin (born 1982), American actorKieran Doherty (1955–1981), Provisional Irish Republican Army hunger strikerKieran Doherty , Northern Irish writer, TV format creator and Executive ProducerKieran Donaghy (born 1983), Irish Gaelic footballerKieran Donnelly , Irish Gaelic footballerKieran Dover (born 1996), Australian soccer playerKieran Egan (1942–2022), Irish-Anglo-Canadian educationistKieran Foran (born 1990), New Zealand rugby league playerKieran Gibbs (born 1989), English footballerKieran Phelan (1949–2010), Irish PoliticianKieran Goss (born 1962), Irish musicianKieran Hanrahan (born 1957), Irish musician and broadcasterKieran Hebden (born 1977), English musicianKieran Kane (born 1949), American country singerKieran Lalor (born 1976), American politicianKieran Lyons (born 1989), Fiji's top female chess playerKieran Mahon , British musicianKieran McAnespie (born 1979), Scottish footballerKieran McFeely , Irish musicianKieran McGeeney (born 1971), Irish Gaelic footballer and coachKieran McKeever (born 1968), Irish dual playerKieran Mulroney (born 1965), American actor and screenwriterKieran Noema-Barnett (born 1987), New Zealand cricketerKieran Nugent (1958–2000), Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) memberKieran O'Brien (born 1973), English actorKieran O'Connor (1979–2020), Irish Gaelic footballerKieran O'Donnell (born 1963), Irish politicianKieran Phelan (1949–2010), Irish politicianSirKieran Prendergast (born 1942), English diplomat and former United Nations officer Kieran Prendiville (born 1947), English television writer, producer, and presenterKieran Read (born 1985), New Zealand rugby union playerKieran Richardson (born 1984), English footballerKieran Scott (born 1974), female American authorKieran Smith (born 2000), American swimmer and Olympic bronze medalistKieran Suckling (born 1964), ConservationistKieran Tierney (born 1997), Scottish footballerKieran Trippier (born 1990), English footballerKieran West (born 1977), Olympic gold medal-winning rowerKieran White (died 1995), English singerPeople with the given name Kieren [ edit ] People with the given name Kieron [ edit ] People with the given name Kyran [ edit ] Fictional characters [ edit ] Ciaran McCarthy , a character from the British soap opera,Coronation Street King Ciaran of Venallis, one of the main characters in theSong of Souls trilogy by Christen Stovall Lord's Blade Ciaran, from the video gameDark Souls Kieran, fromThe Dark Artifices Kieran is the son of Lord Donnán, who appears in the seventh episode of psychological horror adventure game,The Last Door Lena Kieran Luthor, a character from theCW seriesSupergirl ,Katie McGrath Kieran Northrup, the main character of the novelDon't Call Me Ishmael Kieran, a playable character in “Fire Emblem-Path of Radiance” and “Fire Emblem-Radiant Dawn” Ciaran, a mysterious character in "1899 " by Netflix Kieran Duffy , fictional character fromRed Dead Redemption 2 Ciaran, Sarah McCool's love interest in theChannel 4 sitcom,Derry Girls Kieran, a supporting character fromPokémon Scarlet and Violet 's DLCThe Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Cioran is a Romanian surname. A notable individual with the name was nihilist philosopherEmil Cioran .
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