What does Kieran mean?

Kieran means "little dark one, little"

How do we pronounce Kieran?

Kieran \kie-ran, ki-er-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Kieran is sometimes used as a what does the name girl name mean. Its pronunciation is KIH-R-ae-N 1.

1 Pronunciation for Kieran: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Kieran?

Kieran is largely used in the English and Irish languages, and it is derived from Celtic origins. The name is of the meaning little dark one, little dark-haired one. Derived from the element 'ciar' meaning black. The name is Anglicized from the Gaelic Ciarán, itself from Ciar combined with a diminutive suffix. It has been borne by twenty six Irish saints, including the 5th-century Saint Ciarán of Saighir, the first saint born in Ireland, and the 6th-century Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise, the founder of Clonmacnoise Abbey; they are both considered among the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. The name was first adopted by English speakers in the mid-20th century; prior to that, it was mostly used in Ireland. Kieran is an English variant of the name Ciar name (Irish). The name meaning of Ciara (English, Gaelic, and Irish) and the name Kyra meaning (Irish) are the female equivalents of Kieran. The name Kieran is widely used; it has 29 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English comprise name Ciaran meaning (used in Irish too), Kearan meaning of name, short names for Kearen, Kearn name, Kearnan name, meaning of Kearne, Kearon meaning and origin, Keeran name popularity, short names for Keeren, Keernan meaning of name, short names for Keeron, what does the name Keiron mean, Kernan definition, what does the name Kerne mean, name Kiaran, Kiernan meaning, Kierren definition, short names for Kierrin, and nicknames for Kierron. Other English forms comprise the short forms short names for Keir, short names for Kern, and meaning of Kier (used in Irish too), and the variant spellings Keiran pronounciation, Kieren name, name Kieron (used in Irish too), and Kyran name variations (used in Irish too). baby name Cianon (Irish), meaning of Ciarán (Irish), and Cieran meaning (Irish) are foreign variants of Kieran. Kieran is a fairly popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1990s; before that, it was of very modest use only. At the recent height of its usage in 2009, 0.025% of baby boys were given the name Kieran. Its ranking then was #516. In 2010, its usage was 0.023% and its ranking #543, and it was the most commonly used within all boy names in its group. In the past century Kieran has predominantly been a baby boy name.

List of baby names Kieran:

name Keiran origin (English), short names for Kieron (English and Irish), name Kyran (English and Irish), Ciaran name popularity (English and Irish), Ciarán name (English and Irish), Karam name variations (Arabic), name Karan origin (English and Indian), Kareem definition (Arabic and English), nicknames for Karim (Arabic and English), baby name Karman, name Karmee, Karmey meaning of name, nicknames for Karmi, what does the name Karmie mean, meaning of Karmine, short names for Karmy, meaning of Karna (Indian), what does the name Karnee mean, name Karney, and Karni meaning of name.

The baby name Kieran fun facts:

The name Kieran in reverse order is "Nareik".

The numerological value of the name Kieran is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Kieran?

Kieran is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames