Ciarán

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Gender Masculine
Usage Irish, Old Irish [1]
Pronounced Pron. /ˈciə.ɾˠaːnˠ/(Irish)

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Ciar. This was the name of two 6th-century Irish saints: Ciarán the Elder, the founder of the monastery at Saighir, and Ciarán the Younger, the founder of the monastery at Clonmacnoise.