Cian (name) explained

Cian (in Irish ˈciənˠ/;) is a Gaelic given name meaning "ancient".^[1] Cian was the, and the fourteenth most popular in 2015.^[2] Anglicisations of Cian include Kian or Kyan.^[3]

People

• 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

• 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

• • • List of Irish-language given names
• Kian (given name)
• Kyan (name)
• Keane (surname)

Notes and References

1. Book: Navarro , Yvonne . Yvonne Navarro

   . Yvonne Navarro. First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning. 2. McFarland & Company. 2015. 978-1-4766-0996-6. 2022-11-07. 197.

2. Web site: Babies – Newborns & First Years Guide – Mumsnet.
3. Book: Hanks , Patrick . Patrick Hanks

   . Patrick Hanks. Hardcastle. Kate. Hodges. Flavia. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. Oxford paperback reference. 2006. 978-0-19-861060-1. 67869278. 491. 2021-11-07.