Ciarán

See also: ciaran, ciarán, Ciaran, and Cíarán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Cíarán, originally a byname from ciar (“black”) +‎ -án. Popularized by Irish saints dating back from the 5th century.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ciəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠænˠ/

Proper noun

Ciarán m (genitive Chiaráin)

1. a male given name from Old Irish

Related terms

• Ciara

Descendants

• → English: Ciaran, Keiran, Kieran, Kieron

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ciarán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Ciarán	Chiarán	gCiarán

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Ciarán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Ciarán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024