Kieran
/ˈkɪə.rən/noun
A masculine given name of Irish origin.
Did you know?Kieran comes from the Irish name Ciarán, built from ciar meaning “dark” or “black,” plus the diminutive suffix -án, so the name originally meant “little dark one.”
Etymological Timeline
Old Irish
Irish
Ciarán
“A personal name meaning “little dark one” or “little dark-haired one.””
Proto-Celtic
CEL
*kīro-
“Dark, black, or dusky.”
Old Irish
Irish
ciar
“Dark, black, or dusky.”
Medieval Irish
Irish
Ciarán
“A common saint’s name and personal name in Ireland.”
Modern English
English
Kieran
“An Anglicized form of the Irish name Ciarán.”