Ciarán
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Ciarán, Kieran, Kyran, Keiran, Kieren, or Kieron (Irish pronunciation: [ˈciəɾˠaːn̪ˠ] or [ciəˈɾˠaːn̪ˠ], IPA: /ˈkɪərən/ in English) is an Irish personal name meaning 'Little Dark One', 'Dark Prince' or 'Dark Haired One'.[1] Ciarán comes from the Irish word 'Ciar' which means 'dark' or 'black'.[2][3] Ciar can be linked back to Ciar, son of Fergus, King of Ulster.[4] It is linked with many names, like Kerry meaning Ciar's People.[5]
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[edit] Saints
It is generally associated with a number of Irish saints: The earliest Christian monument in Ireland is the Kilnasaggart standing stone in County Armagh. It carries an inscription which tells how it was put in place by Ternoc Kieran. He died in 710 A.D., but the family name of Kieran remains common in that area.
- Saint Ciarán Saighir (the Elder) was an early Irish bishop, the founder of Seir-Kieran, County Offaly. He was the first bishop of Ossary. The saint is sometimes referred to as one of four bishops to have preceded Saint Patrick in Ireland. He is one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.
- Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise from Connaught was the founder of Clonmacnoise Abbey in the early 6th century. He died on 9 September around 546 at the age of 32. He is buried in the remains of his little church. He is one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.
- Saint Ciarán of Disert-Kieran, County Meath, called by the Irish annalists 'Kieran the Devout', wrote a 'Life of St. Patrick'. He died in 775 on 14 June, on which day his feast is celebrated.
- Saint Ciarán of Clonsost, is commemorated on 30 April
- Saint Ciarán mac Colga on 19 May.
[edit] People with the given name Ciarán
- Ciaran Barnes, Irish journalist
- Ciaran Bourke, (1936–1988), Irish musician
- Ciarán Brennan, Irish musician
- Ciarán Cannon, Irish politician
- Ciaran Carey, (b. 1970), Irish hurling player
- Ciarán Carson, (b. 1948), Irish poet and playwright
- Ciaran Creagh, Irish writer
- Ciarán Cuffe, (b. 1963), Irish politician
- Ciaran Donnelly, (b. 1984), English footballer
- Ciarán Farrell, (b. 1969), Irish composer
- Ciaran Fitzgerald, (b. 1952), Irish rugby player and coach.
- Ciaran Foley, Irish footballer
- Ciaran Friel, (b. 1986), Irish footballer
- Ciaran Griffiths, (b. 1983), British actor
- Ciaran Gultnieks, (b. 1970) computer games programmer.
- Ciarán Hinds, (b. 1953), Irish actor.
- Ciarán Hoey, German handball player
- Ciaran Jeremiah, British keyboardist
- Ciaran Joyce, Welsh actor
- Ciaran Kavanagh, Irish musician
- Ciarán Lynch, Irish politician
- Ciaran Lyng, Irish footballer
- Ciarán MacGillivray, member of Cape Breton musical group The Cottars.
- Ciaran MacMathuna, Irish broadcaster and music expert
- Ciaran Martyn, (b. 1980) Irish footballer
- Ciaran McCarthy, soap opera character
- Ciarán McDonald, Irish Gaelic football player
- Ciaran McFeely, Irish musician
- Ciarán McMenamin, Irish actor.
- Ciarán Murphy, (b. 1940) Irish politician
- Ciaran O'Brien, American soccer player
- Ciarán O Gealbháin, Irish singer
- Ciarán O'Keeffe, British parapsychologist.
- Ciaran O'Toole, Irish broadcaster
- Ciarán Power, (b. 1976), Irish cyclist
- Ciaran Quinn, Irish footballer
- Ciarán Ryan, Irish footballer
- Ciarán Walsh, Irish former Gaelic footballer
- Ciarán Whelan, Irish and Dublin Gaelic football player
[edit] People with the given name Kieran
- Kieran Brennan, Irish former hurler
- Kieran Charnock, English footballer
- Kieran Culkin, American actor
- Kieran Doherty, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
- Kieran Donaghy, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Kieran Gibbs, English footballer
- Kieran Goss, Irish musician
- Kieran Hanrahan, Irish musician and broadcaster
- Kieran Harte, Irish footballer
- Kieran Heads, Scottish footballer
- Kieran Hebden, English musician
- Kieran Kane, American country singer
- Kieran Lalor, American politician
- Kieran Ledbetter, Author
- Kieran Mahon, English musician
- Kieran Matias, Filipino revolutionary
- Kieran McAnespie, Scottish footballer
- Kieran McGeeney, Irish Gaelic footballer and coach
- Kieran McGilligan, Northern Irish Singer Songwriter
- Kieran Murphy, Australian musician
- Kieran Nugent, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
- Kieran Phelan, Irish politician
- Kieran Richardson, English footballer
- Kieran Ridge, American musician
- Kieran Suckling, American environmental activist
- Kieran West, Olympic gold medal winning rower
- Kieran Westergard, President and CEO, Far West IT Solutions Inc.
[edit] People with the given name Kieren
- Kieren Fallon, Irish flat racing jockey
- Kieren Hutchison, New Zealand actor
- Kieren Jack, Australian rules footballer
- Kieren Keke, Nauruan doctor and politician
- Kieren Perkins, Australian Olympic Swimmer
- Kieren Webster Bass & Guitar player of the Dundee Indie rock band The View
- Kieren Westwood, English footballer
[edit] People with the given name Kieron
- Kieron Dawson, Irish rugby union player
- Kieron Dwyer, comic book artist
- Kieron Dyer, Football player - English Premier League.
- Kieron Gillen, a British computer games and music journalist, as well as a comic book author
- Kieron Moore, an Irish actor
[edit] See also
- Cian Ciaran, (b. 1976), Welsh keyboard player
- Errigal Ciarán, Irish Gaelic Athletic Association club
- Kiron
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