Cíarán

See also: ciaran, Ciaran, ciarán, and Ciarán

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲiːa̯raːn/

Proper noun

Cíarán m (genitive Cíaráin)

  1. a male given name

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

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
Cíarán Chíarán Cíarán
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • 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.
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