Re: Ciaran
in reply to a message by Jacks
In the USA, I would prefer the spelling Kieran as Ciaran will lead to many more mispronunciations when people first see the name.
The only assumption I would make about someone with the name is that his parents had Irish ancestry or were otherwise interested in Ireland.
I don't think a boy named Kieran would be teased just because Kiera is a popular girls' name. The -n ending is so popular for boys' names right now that many people will automatically assume that Kieran is male and Kiera is female.
I see no reason why Kieran would not "age well".
The combination sounds fine to me, and I think Kiefer and Kieran are just far enough apart that they would be "doable" for brothers.
The only assumption I would make about someone with the name is that his parents had Irish ancestry or were otherwise interested in Ireland.
I don't think a boy named Kieran would be teased just because Kiera is a popular girls' name. The -n ending is so popular for boys' names right now that many people will automatically assume that Kieran is male and Kiera is female.
I see no reason why Kieran would not "age well".
The combination sounds fine to me, and I think Kiefer and Kieran are just far enough apart that they would be "doable" for brothers.