Ciarán - (KEER-an) From the Old Irish ciar, meaning 'dark' + the diminutive suffix an. This is a very popular Irish baby boy name, greatly in honor of Saint Ciarán, who founded the Clonmacnoise monastery. His feast day is September 9. Anglicized version: Kieran. Although this would be considered a unique boy name in America, it is very popular in Ireland. According to Ireland's Central Statistics Office, Ciarán has been among the top 40 most popular names registered to baby boys in Ireland every year since they began publishing the report in 1998.
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