Kieran: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Kieran | Boys
Origin of the name Kieran:
A borrowing from the Irish, Kieran is the Irish form of the Gaelic Ciarán (little dark one), which is from ciar (black, dark), a word meaning "dark-haired" or "black-haired" when applied to humans. Var: Kiaran.
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Kier Bear, Kiery, Kiers, Kierwin
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Irish "dark-haired, dark-complexion"
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Kieran Culkin, actor (Macaulay Culkin's younger brother)
Ciaran Hinds, British actor
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Global Popularity of the Name Kieran
- #47 in Scotland
- #61 in England
- #141 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #157 in Canada (Alberta)
- #530 in United States
