Ciarán name meaning
Gender: Boy
Origin: Celtic
Usage: Swedish, Danish and Finnish
Pronunciation: KEER-aun
Meaning: Dark One Dark-Haired One, Dark, Brown, From Ireland and Lord of the Earth
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What does Ciarán mean?
Ciarán is equivalent of Ciar in Irish language.
How do I pronounce Ciarán?
The most common pronunciation of two syllabled Ciarán is KEER-aun with emphasis on first KEER syllable.
Variants of Ciarán
How popular is the name Ciarán?
Ciarán is a familiar baby name in Ireland, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 200 names. Recently in 2018, 56 babies were given Ciarán and it reached its peak ranking, 117 on boy names chart.
Over 111 babies in Ireland have been named Ciarán. The name is a rare baby name in Ireland where it is still in use. There are over 111 babies that have been given the name Ciarán in Ireland.
But Ciarán is a popular baby name in Northern Ireland where every 1 in 300 have the name. As per our findings, over 20000 people has been named Ciarán globally.
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Ciarán in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 5 |
 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Other names similar to Ciarán
- Cathaoir - The boy name Cathaoir is prevalently used in Irish, Cathaoir means "Warlike" is rooted from Celtic. Cathaoir is a derivative of Kearney.
- Lavena - Unfading and Unexpected choice Lavena dominantly is used in English, meaning of Lavena is "The Vine or Women of Rome" used as a girl name is rooted from Celtic and Latin
- Breanne - Noteworthy Breanne predominantly is used in English, meaning of Breanne is "Hill" that of Celtic origin is a girl name
- Kennes came from Celtic bestowed upon girls, meaning of Kennes is "Beautiful". Kennes is resulted from Kennis.
- Keilah means Crowned with Laurels customarily used for baby girls is of Celtic origin. Keilah is derivative of Keila.
Famous people named Ciarán
- Ciarán of Clonmacnoise, to distinguish him
- Ciarán Lyng, All Star-nominated Irish sportsperson
- Ciarán Murphy, Teachta Dála for Wicklow from 1973 to 1982
- Ciarán of Saigir,
- Ciarán McDonald, Gaelic footballer
- Ciarán Power, former professional racing cyclist
- Ciarán Walsh, former Gaelic footballer for Dublin and St Anne's
- Ciarán Bourke, Irish musician and one of the original founding members of the Irish folk band The Dubliners
- Ciarán Cuffe, Irish Green Party politician
- Ciarán McMenamin, Northern Irish actor
- Ciarán Hinds, Irish actor
- Ciarán Whelan, former inter-county Gaelic footballer for Dublin
- Ciarán Mac Mathúna, Irish broadcaster and music collector
- Ciarán Martyn, midfielder for Ballinamallard United of the NIFL Premiership
- Ciarán Farrell, Irish composer
- Ciarán Carey, Irish former hurling manager, selector and player
- Ciarán Toner, Northern Irish former professional footballer and academy coach at Rotherham United
- Ciarán Lynch, former Irish Labour Party politician
- Ciarán O'Leary, Irish professional poker player
- Ciarán Cannon, Irish Fine Gael politician
Lists having Ciarán
- Boy names beginning with C
- Celtic Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Baby Names that mean Dark
- Baby Names that mean One
- Baby Names that mean Haired
- Baby Names that mean Brown
- Baby Names that mean Lord
- Baby Names that mean Earth