Cíarán

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See also: ciaran, Ciaran, ciarán, and Ciarán

Old Irish

Etymology

From cíar (black) +‎ -án. Popularized by Irish saints dating back from the 5th century.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cíarán m (genitive Cíaráin)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Cíarán
Vocative Cíaráin
Accusative CíaránN
Genitive CíaráinL
Dative CíaránL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Cíarán Chíarán Cíarán
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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, →ISBN.