Cíarán

== Old Irish == === Etymology === From cíar (“black”) +‎ -án. Popularized by Irish saints dating back from the 5th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʲiːa̯.ɾaːn/ === Proper noun === Cíarán m (genitive Cíaráin) a male given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Irish: Ciarán→ English: Ciaran, Keiran, Kieran, Kieron → Old Norse: KjaranIcelandic: Kjaran === Mutation === === 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, →DOI, →ISBN.