Cian (name)

For the Chinese dowager empress of the Qing Dynasty, see Ci'an. For the English given name, see Kian (given name).

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]

  1. ^ Navarro, Yvonne (2015). First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning (2 ed.). McFarland & Company. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-4766-0996-6. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  2. ^ "Babies – Newborns & First Years Guide – Mumsnet".
  3. ^ 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.