Cian (name)
Appearance
Cian (Irish: [ˈciənˠ]; Old Irish: Cían) is a Gaelic given name meaning "ancient".[1] Cian was the eighth most popular Irish boy's name in Ireland in 2003[citation needed], and the fourteenth most popular in 2015.[2] Anglicisations of Cian include Kian or Kyan.[3]
People
[edit]- Cian Bolger (born 1992), Irish footballer
- Cian Ciaran (born 1976), Welsh musician
- Cian Dillon (born 1988), Irish hurler
- Kian Egan (born 1980), Irish musician
- Kian Emadi-Coffin (born 1992), British cyclist
- Kian Hansen (born 1989), Danish football player
- Cian Healy (born 1987), Irish rugby union player
- Cian Hughton (born 1989), English-Irish footballer
- Kian Lawley (born 1995), American YouTuber and actor
- Cian Maciejewski (born 1988), Australian soccer player
- Cian McCarthy (born 1989), Irish hurler
- Cian Melia, Irish showjumper
- Cian O'Callaghan, Irish Social Democrats politician
- Cian O'Connor (born 1979), Irish equestrian
- Cian O'Connor (hurler) (born 1983), Irish hurler
- Cian O'Neill, Irish hurling coach
- Cian O'Sullivan, Irish footballer
- Cian Ward, Irish footballer
- Cian Ducrot (born 1997), singer-songwriter
History and mythology
[edit]- Cian, father of Lug Lámfhota
- Cian d'Fhearaibh Bolg, last King of the Senchineoil of Magh Senchineoil, now in County Galway
- Cian mac Máelmuaid, son of Máel Muad mac Brain, who was twice King of Munster
- Saint Cian, sixth century Welsh saint
- Cian, a Leinster hero
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles beginning with Cian
- All pages with titles containing Cian
- List of Irish-language given names
- Kian (given name)
- Kyan (name)
- Keane (surname)
References
[edit]- ^ "Babies – Newborns & First Years Guide – Mumsnet".
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 491. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 2021-11-07.