Kiljan

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• Kilían

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Cillian, a saint’s name, first used in Iceland by Halldór Kiljan Laxness (1902-1998) after his conversion to Catholicism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɪljan/

  Homophone: kiljan

Proper noun

Kiljan m (proper noun, genitive singular Kiljans)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Kiljan (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Kiljan
accusative	Kiljan
dative	Kiljan, Kiljani
genitive	Kiljans