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Cíarán

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See also: ciaran, Ciaran, ciarán, and Ciarán

Old Irish

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Etymology

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From cíar (black) +‎ -án. Popularized by Irish saints dating back from the 5th century.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Cíarán m (genitive Cíaráin)

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Cíarán
Vocative Cíaráin
Accusative CíaránN
Genitive CíaráinL
Dative CíaránL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: Ciarán
    • English: Ciaran, Keiran, Kieran, Kieron
  • Old Norse: Kjaran

Mutation

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Mutation of Cíarán
radical lenition nasalization
Cíarán Chíarán Cíarán
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 51
  • Patrick Hanks, Flavia Hodges, Kate Hardcastle, editor (2006) “Ciarán”, in A Dictionary of First Names, second edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.