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Origin of the name KIERAN.
Etymology of the
name KIERAN.
Meaning of the baby name KIERAN.
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KIERAN. Irish.
An Anglicized form of Gaelic Ciarán
(q.v.), meaning "little
black one." Also see Cearan, Ceirin,
and Perran.
(History of Christian Names, Yonge, 1884).
Kieran,
Saints.�There are many Irish saints of this name, but the most
celebrated is St. Kieran of Clonmacnoise. Of the others, St.
Kieran of Seir-Kieran and St. Kieran of Disert-Kieran are the best
known. The former is founder of Seir-Kieran, Kings County (about
A.D. 450), and also of the See of Ossory. His history is obscure,
but he flourished during the greater part of the fifth century, and is
venerated in England, Brittany, Wales, and Scotland, on 5 March.
St. Kieran of Disert-Kieran, Co. Meath, called by the Irish annalists
"Kieran the Devout", wrote a "Life of St.
Patrick". He died in 775 on 14 June, on which day his feast
is celebrated. St. Kieran, patron of Clonsost, is commemorated on
30 April, and St. Kieran, son of Colga, on 19 May. (Catholic Encyclopedia,
Herbermann, v.8, 1913)
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