Ciarán
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Ciarán Ciaran in Scottish Gaelic, Ceiran, Kieran, Keeran, Kyran, Kiaran, Keiran, Kieren, Kieron, Keiron or Kiernan (ˈciəɾˠaːn̪ˠ or [ciəˈɾˠaːn̪ˠ], ˈkɪərən), is a personal name meaning "small dark one". Ciarán comes from the Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

 word "Ciar" which means black or dark. Ciar can be linked back to Ciar, son of Fergus, King of Ulster
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...

. It is linked with many names, like Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...

 meaning Ciar's People. The name is rendered in Latin as Queranus. It is also used in the vernacular of older rural Irish folk, such as farmers in West County Clare
County Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

 to refer to small, irregular lumps of peat
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...

.

Saints

  • Saint Ciarán Saighir
    Ciarán of Saighir
    Saint Ciarán mac Luaigne or Ciarán of Saigir was an early Irish bishop and patron saint of Ossory, who was supposed to have flourished in the second half of the 5th century. He is also referred to as Ciarán the Elder in order to distinguish him from Ciarán of Clonmacnoise...

     (the Elder) was an early Irish bishop
    Bishop
    A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

    , the founder of Seir-Kieran, County Offaly
    County Offaly
    County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. Offaly County Council is...

    . He was the first bishop of Ossory. The saint
    Saint
    A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...

     is sometimes referred to as one of four bishops to have preceded Saint Patrick
    Saint Patrick
    Saint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints....

     in Ireland. He is one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland
    Twelve Apostles of Ireland
    The Twelve Apostles of Ireland were twelve early Irish monastic saints of the sixth century who studied under St Finian at his famous monastic school Clonard Abbey at Cluain-Eraird , now Clonard in County Meath.-Dá apstol décc na hÉrenn:The twelve saints are grouped together as such in the text Dá...

    . He is also widely regarded as the patron saint of Cornwall
    Saint Piran
    Saint Piran or Perran is an early 6th century Cornish abbot and saint, supposedly of Irish origin....

    .
  • Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise
    Ciarán of Clonmacnoise
    Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise was one of the early Irish monastic saints and Irish bishop. He is sometimes called Ciarán the Younger to distinguish him from Saint Ciarán of Saighir. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland....

     from Connaught, born about 514, was the founder of Clonmacnoise
    Clonmacnoise
    The monastery of Clonmacnoise is situated in County Offaly, Ireland on the River Shannon south of Athlone....

     Abbey in the early 6th century. He died on 9 September 546, aged about 32. He is buried in the remains of his little church. He is also one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.
  • Saint Ciarán of Disert-Kieran, County Meath
    County Meath
    County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...

    , called by the Irish annalists 'Ciarán the Devout', wrote a 'Life of St Patrick'. He died in 775 on 14 June, on which day his feast is celebrated.
  • Saint Ciarán of Clonsost, is commemorated on 30 April.
  • Saint Ciarán mac Colga, celebrated on 19 May.
  • Saint Ciarán Mac Eochaidh of Tubrid
    Tubrid
    Tubrid or Tubbrid was formerly a civil and ecclesiastical parish situated between the towns of Cahir and Clogheen in County Tipperary, Ireland...

    , protogé of Saint Declan

Famous people

  • Ciaran Bourke
    Ciaran Bourke
    Ciarán Bourke was an Irish musician and one of the original founding members of the Irish folk band The Dubliners.-Early life:...

     (1935–1988), Irish musician
  • Ciarán Brennan
    Ciarán Brennan
    Ciarán Brennan is an Irish singer, songwriter, producer and instrumentalist from Gweedore, Co Donegal...

     (born 1956), Irish musician
  • Ciarán Cannon
    Ciarán Cannon
    Ciarán Cannon is an Irish politician and the current Minister of State for Training and Skills. He is a Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Galway East since the 2011 general election. He is a former leader of the Progressive Democrats party.Before entering politics he was CEO and secretary of IHCPT –...

     (born 1965), Irish politician
  • Ciarán Carey
    Ciarán Carey
    Ciarán Carey is an Irish hurling selector and player. He is currently a selector with the Limerick senior hurling team....

     (born 1970), Irish hurling player
  • Ciarán Carson
    Ciaran Carson
    Ciaran Gerard Carson is a Belfast, Northern Ireland-born poet and novelist.-Early years:Ciaran Carson was born in Belfast into an Irish-speaking family...

     (born 1948), Irish poet and playwright
  • Ciaran Clark
    Ciaran Clark
    Ciaran Clark is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national football team...

     (born 1989), English footballer currently playing for Aston Villa
  • Ciaran Creagh (Irish writer)
    Ciaran Creagh (Irish writer)
    Ciaran Creagh is an Irish writer from Dublin who writes for the theatre and film. He has had three plays publicly performed and his first film, PARKED, starring Colm Meaney and Colin Morgan is due for release in late 2010/early 2011:...

    , Irish writer
  • Ciarán Cuffe
    Ciarán Cuffe
    Ciarán Cuffe is an Irish Green Party politician, an architect and a lecturer in planning. He was a Teachta Dála for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 2002 to 2011, and served as Minister of State for Horticulture; Sustainable Travel; and Planning and Heritage from 2010 to 2011.-Background:Born...

     (born 1963), Irish politician
  • Ciaran Donnelly
    Ciaran Donnelly
    Ciaran Donnelly is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.He has played for England at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-19 levels.-Background:...

     (born 1984), English footballer
  • Ciarán Farrell
    Ciarán Farrell
    Ciarán Farrell is an Irish composer who has been active in his field since graduating from Trinity College Dublin in 1997...

     (born 1969), Irish composer
  • Ciaran Fitzgerald
    Ciaran Fitzgerald
    Ciaran Fitzgerald in Loughrea, County Galway is a former Irish rugby union footballer and coach of the national team.- Biography :...

     (born 1952), Irish rugby player and coach
  • Ciarán Griffiths
    Ciarán Griffiths
    Ciarán Joseph Griffiths is an English actor, best known for his roles as Gary Best in The Bill, Mickey Maguire in Shameless and Dylan Hodge in Waterloo Road.-Biography:...

     (born 1983), British actor
  • Ciaran Gultnieks
    Ciaran Gultnieks
    Ciaran Gultnieks was born in 1970. He is perhaps most notable for his work as a computer game programmer. His best known projects include Star Wars in 1988 for home computers and Dogfight , Slipstream 5000 and Hardwar for the PC.- Biography :He was the first employee at Vektor Grafix, later...

     (born 1970), computer games programmer
  • Ciarán Hinds
    Ciarán Hinds
    Ciarán Hinds is an Irish film, television and stage actor. He has built up a reputation as a versatile character actor appearing in such high profile films as Road to Perdition, The Phantom of the Opera, Munich, There Will Be Blood and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. His television roles include...

     (born 1953), Irish actor
  • Ciaran Jeremiah, British keyboardist
  • Ciaran Joyce
    Ciaran Joyce
    Ciaran David P. Joyce in South Glamorgan Glamorganshire Wales - Cardiff is an actor and TV presenter of Irish descent, best known for playing 'Lol' in CBBC's The Story of Tracy Beaker. He attended the Cardiff schools, St...

     (born 1987), Welsh actor
  • Ciarán Kenny
    Ciarán Kenny
    Ciarán Kenny is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Buffer's Alley and has been a member of the Wexford senior inter-county team since 2006.-References:...

     (born 1984), Irish hurler
  • Ciarán Lynch
    Ciarán Lynch
    Ciarán Lynch is an Irish Labour Party politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for the Cork South Central constituency since 2007....

     (born 1964), Irish politician
  • Ciarán Lyng
    Ciaran Lyng
    Ciaran Lyng is an Irish inter-county senior Gaelic footballer, playing for Wexford senior football team.-Early and personal life:Lyng grew up as one of four brothers in Wexford playing football, hurling, handball and soccer...

     (born 1985), Irish footballer
  • Ciarán MacGillivray
    Ciarán MacGillivray
    Ciarán MacGillivray is the pianist of the critically acclaimed Celtic group, The Cottars. He shares the bill with his sister Fiona MacGillivray, Claire Pettit, and Bruce Timmins.-Early bio:...

     (born 1987), member of Cape Breton musical group The Cottars
  • Ciarán Mac Mathúna (1925–2009), Irish broadcaster and music expert
  • Ciarán Martyn
    Ciaran Martyn
    Ciarán Martyn is a midfielder for Glentoran of the Irish Premier League .-Career:Martyn played with Derry City since 2002 until his loan move to Fredrikstad F.K. in 2007. He is one of the few players who have paid to play for Derry City...

     (born 1980), Irish footballer
  • Ciaran McCarthy
    Ciaran McCarthy
    Ciaran McCarthy is a fictional character from the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street portrayed by Keith Duffy. He made his first on-screen appearance on 7 August 2002, before departing in 2005. He returned in 2010 until Duffy temporary departed in January 2011 to go on Boyzone Tour,...

    , soap opera character
  • Ciarán McDonald
    Ciarán McDonald
    Ciarán McDonald is a former Irish Gaelic football player for Mayo and plays his club football for Crossmolina.-Playing career:McDonald has been among the most consistent forwards in Gaelic football for the last ten years. He is yet to lift the All-Ireland title with Mayo, having lost to Kerry in...

    , Irish Gaelic football player
  • Ciaran McFeely
    Simple Kid
    Simple Kid, real-name Ciaran McFeely, is an Irish-born solo musical artist. In early 2011 it was announced on the official website that there will be no further music or tours by Simple Kid.-History:...

    , Irish musician
  • Ciarán McMenamin
    Ciarán McMenamin
    Ciarán McMenamin is an Irish actor who is now living in South London. He is best known for playing Matt Anderson, replacing Jason Flemyng as lead on Primeval.- Early life :...

     (born 1975), Irish actor
  • Ciarán Murphy
    Ciarán Murphy
    Ciarán Murphy is a retired Irish Fianna Fáil party politician who was a Teachta Dála for Wicklow from 1973 to 1982.A secondary school teacher before entering politics, Murphy was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt, at the 1973 general election...

     (born 1940), Irish politician
  • Ciaran O'Brien
    Ciaran O'Brien
    Ciaran Patrick O'Brien is an American soccer player who currently plays for Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American Soccer League.-Youth and College:...

     (born 1987), American soccer player
  • Ciarán O Gealbháin, Irish singer
  • Ciarán O'Keeffe
    Ciarán O'Keeffe
    Dr. Ciarán O'Keeffe is a British parapsychologist. He has held a Research associate position at Université de Toulouse, Le Mirail and also an online tutor position at Derby University. Previously employed at Liverpool Hope University, lecturing in Psychology with a parapsychology component, Dr...

     (born 1971), British parapsychologist
  • Ciaran O'Leary
    Ciaran O'Leary
    Ciarán O'Leary is an Irish professional poker player who resides in Seattle, Washington, USA.-Early life:O'Leary grew up in modest conditions in the single street village of Carrigaline, County Cork, Ireland. Son of greyhound trainer Terry O'Leary and mother Sheila, Ciarán was one of three children...

     (born 1973), Irish professional poker player
  • Ciarán Power
    Ciarán Power
    Ciarán Power a.k.a powershower is a former professional cyclist. He is a member of the Irish Pezula Racing Team. Power turned professional in 2000 with Linda McCartney Racing Team and rode the 2000 Giro d'Italia, gaining 2 top ten stage finishes. He was the first Irish cyclist in a major tour...

     (born 1976), Irish cyclist
  • Ciaran Quinn
    Ciaran Quinn
    Ciaran Quinn is an Irish footballer, unattached as of 2007. Quinn plays as a centre-forward.-Career:Quinn began his senior career at St. Patrick's Athletic before joining Drogheda United in 2002 becoming a regular member of their squad during the 2003 season. Ciaran left Drogheda in 2004 to join...

     (born 1982), Irish footballer
  • Ciarán Ryan (footballer born 1979), Irish footballer
  • Ciarán Sheehan
    Ciarán Sheehan
    Ciarán Sheehan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football and hurling with his local club Éire Óg, his divisional side Muskerry and has been a member of the Cork senior football team since 2009....

     (born 1990), Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Ciarán Walsh
    Ciarán Walsh
    Ciarán Walsh is a former Gaelic footballer for Dublin and St Annes.-Football career:Ciarán played for Dublin in their 1995 all-Ireland winning victory over Tyrone. He also won an all-Ireland minor football medal with Dublin in 1984. Walsh has two national football league division one medals with...

    , Irish former Gaelic footballer
  • Ciarán Whelan
    Ciarán Whelan
    Ciarán Whelan is a former inter-county Irish Gaelic footballer for Dublin although he remains a club footballer with Raheny. He is right footed but can kick with both feet and usually plays in midfield. He was a member of the Dublin squad from 1996 to 2009...

     (born 1977), Irish former Gaelic footballer


People with the given name Kieran

  • Kieran Brennan
    Kieran Brennan
    Kieran Brennan is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Conahy Shamrocks and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the 1970s and 1980s.-Club:...

     (born 1957), Irish former hurler
  • Kieran Charnock
    Kieran Charnock
    Kieran James Charnock is an English footballer who plays as a defender for League Two side Morecambe, on loan from Torquay United.-Career:...

     (born 1984), English footballer
  • Kieran Culkin (born 1982), American actor
  • Kieran Doherty
    Kieran Doherty
    Kieran Doherty TD was an Irish republican hunger striker, Teachta Dála and a volunteer in the Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army ....

     (1955–1981), Provisional Irish Republican Army member
  • Kieran Donaghy
    Kieran Donaghy
    Kieran Donaghy is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Kerry. Donaghy has won three All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals, two Munster Championships and a National League title with the county. He has also been awarded two All Stars.He plays his club football for Austin Stacks in...

     (born 1983), Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Kieran Foran
    Kieran Foran
    Kieran Foran is a New Zealand rugby league player who has represented his country. He currently plays for the Manly Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He plays as a five-eighth or half-back though he can also play centre...

     (born 1990), Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
  • Kieran Gibbs
    Kieran Gibbs
    Kieran James Ricardo Gibbs is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal and was a product of their academy who came to prominence during 2006-07 FA Youth Cup by scoring in the semi-final prior to his first-team breakthrough...

     (born 1989), English footballer
  • Kieran Goss
    Kieran Goss
    Kieran Goss is a Northern Irish contemporary singer-songwriter.-Biography:Kieran Goss was born and raised in Mayobridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. He was just nine years old when he got his first guitar...

     (born 1962), Irish musician
  • Kieran Hanrahan
    Kieran Hanrahan
    Kieran Hanrahan is an Irish radio host and musician, born in Ennis, Co. Clare in 1957. He began playing traditional Irish music on the tenor banjo at the age of fourteen, and had won the All-Ireland banjo championship by the time he was eighteen...

     (born 1957), Irish musician and broadcaster
  • Kieran Harte
    Kieran Harte
    Kieran Harte is an Irish footballer who is unattached. Harte is a composed centre-midfielder and a highly regarded young footballer.-Career:...

     (born 1985), Irish footballer
  • Kieran Hebden (born 1977), English musician
  • Kieran Kane
    Kieran Kane
    Kieran Kane is an American country music artist, as well as the owner of Dead Reckoning Records, an independent record label. Between 1986 and 1990, he and Jamie O'Hara comprised The O'Kanes, a duo which charted seven singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, including the Number...

     (born 1949), American country singer
  • Kieran Lalor
    Kieran Lalor
    Kieran Michael Lalor is an American politician, entrepreneur and author who founded Iraq Vets for Congress . He works in the defense industry, and is a former social studies teacher, and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War.Lalor was the Republican candidate in New York's 19th congressional...

    , American politician
  • Kieran Mahon, English musician
  • Kieran McAnespie
    Kieran McAnespie
    Kieran Liam McAnespie is a Scottish footballer who plays for Arbroath.-St. Johnstone:McAnespie graduated from the youth ranks at St Johnstone, making his first team debut at Clydebank on 4 February 1997. He made one further appearance that season as Saints won promotion to the Premier Division....

     (born 1979), Scottish footballer
  • Kieran McGeeney (born 1971), former Irish Gaelic footballer and coach
  • Kieran McKeever
    Kieran McKeever
    Kieran McKeever is a former Irish dual player who played Gaelic football and hurling with Derry in the late 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. He is chiefly known as a footballer and was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, also won Ulster Senior Football Championships in 1993...

     (born 1968), former Irish dual player
  • Kieran Noema-Barnett
    Kieran Noema-Barnett
    Kieran Noema-Barnett, born 4 June 1987 in Dunedin, is a New Zealand cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and for Otago in the Twenty20 competition in the 2006-07...

     (born 1987), New Zealand cricketer
  • Kieran Nugent
    Kieran Nugent
    Kieran "Header" Nugent was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army and best known for being the first IRA 'blanket man' in the H-Blocks...

     (1958–2000), Provisional Irish Republican Army member
  • Kieran O'Brien
    Kieran O'Brien
    Kieran O'Brien is an English actor.-Biography:O'Brien, who grew up in nearby Royton, began acting at a early age and was the star of a BBC TV series Gruey by the time he was 15. He also featured in several other series at the time in one-off or recurring roles...

     (born 1973), British actor
  • Kieran O'Donnell
    Kieran O'Donnell
    Kieran O'Donnell is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála for the Limerick City constituency.Before becoming a full-time public representative, O'Donnell worked as an accountant. He is nephew of former Minister and TD for Limerick East Tom O'Donnell.O'Donnell was an...

     (born 1963), Irish Fine Gael politician
  • Kieran Phelan
    Kieran Phelan
    Kieran Phelan was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and member of Seanad Éireann on the Industrial and Commercial Panel....

     (1949–2010), Irish politician
  • Kieran Prendergast
    Kieran Prendergast
    Sir Kieran Prendergast is a British diplomat and a former Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the United Nations....

     (born 1942), British diplomat and former United Nations officer
  • Kieran Prendiville
    Kieran Prendiville
    Kieran Prendiville is a television writer, producer and presenter.-Early years:Kieran grew up in England where his father had emigrated to practise medicine...

     (born 1947), English television writer, producer, and presenter
  • Kieran Read
    Kieran Read
    Kieran Read is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a blind-side flanker or No.8, but has the ability and height to play in the lock position...

     (born 1985), rugby union player
  • Kieran Richardson
    Kieran Richardson
    Kieran Edward Richardson is an English footballer currently playing for Sunderland. He is naturally a left winger, but has proven to a extremely versatile; having also played as a left back, right winger, central midfielder and recently as a support striker...

     (born 1984), English footballer
  • Kieran West
    Kieran West
    Kieran Martin West, MBE is a British rower and Olympic champion.-Education:Born in Kingston upon Thames, West was educated at Dulwich College, in south-east London, before going to Christ's College, Cambridge in 1995, to study for a BA in Economics and Land Economy, followed by a PGCE in...

     (born 1977), Olympic gold medal winning rower
  • Kieran White
    Kieran White
    Kieran Raymond White was a British vocalist and guitarist. He sang and played in the blues-rock band Steamhammer, formed in 1968. Their debut album Steamhammer was released in 1969, on which he co-wrote many of the songs and also played harmonica. He left the band in 1971...

     (died 1995), AFL champion and Bronlow Medalist


People with the given name Kieren

  • Kieren Fallon
    Kieren Fallon
    Kieren Francis Fallon is a professional flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times....

     (born 1965), six-time British Champion Jockey
  • Kieren Jack
    Kieren Jack
    Kieren Jack is a professional Australian rules footballer for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League .- Early life :He is the son of former Balmain Tigers Rugby League star Garry Jack....

     (born 1987), professional Australian rules footballer
  • Kieren Perkins
    Kieren Perkins
    Kieren John Perkins OAM , is a former Australian professional swimmer. One of the world's best-ever long-distance swimmers, he won two Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996 in the 1500-metre freestyle, and a silver medal in 2000....

     (born 1973), Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist
  • Kieren Webster
    Kieren Webster
    Kieren Clark Webster, is the bass guitarist and occasional lead vocalist for Scottish band The View. Along with frontman Kyle Falconer, he writes the majority of The View's material. In 2006, he was placed 6th in NME's Cool List...

     (born 1986), Scottish musician

People with the given name Kieron

  • Kieron Dawson
    Kieron Dawson
    Kieron Dawson is an Irish rugby union footballer who is flanker for Ulster and Ireland....

     (born 1975), Irish rugby union player
  • Kieron Dwyer
    Kieron Dwyer
    Kieron Dwyer is an American comic book artist and penciller.-Biography:Dwyer is best known for his work on Captain America vol. 1 , Danger Unlimited , Action Comics , Avengers Kieron Dwyer (born March 6, 1967) is an American comic book artist and penciller.-Biography:Dwyer is best known for his...

     (born 1967), comic book artist
  • Kieron Dyer
    Kieron Dyer
    Kieron Courtney Dyer is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. Born in Ipswich, he is an attacking midfielder who played youth football for his home club before going on to make nearly 100 league appearances for the club's first team...

     (born 1978), football player in the Premier League
  • Kieron Gillen
    Kieron Gillen
    Kieron Gillen is a British computer games and music journalist, as well as a comic book author. Gillen has worked for many years as a video game journalist and has, more recently, worked on various comics. He is perhaps best known for his creator-owned comic Phonogram, created with artist Jamie...

     (born 1975), British computer games and music journalist, as well as a comic book author
  • Kieron Moore
    Kieron Moore
    Kieron Moore was an Irish film and television actor whose career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s...

     (1924–2007), Irish actor
  • Kieron Pollard
    Kieron Pollard
    Kieron Adrian Pollard is an international cricketer who plays for the West Indies. An aggressive all-rounder, Pollard provides medium-fast pace bowling and big-hitting from the middle-order. After shining during the 2009 Champions League Twenty20, he was signed by both the Southern Redbacks and...

     (born 1987), West Indian cricketer
  • Kieron Richardson
    Kieron Richardson
    Kieron Mark Richardson is an English actor best known for playing the role of Ste Hay in Hollyoaks.-Career:...

     (born 1986), British actor


See also

  • List of Irish-language given names
  • Cian Ciaran
    Cian Ciaran
    Cian Ciaran is the keyboard player in the band, Super Furry Animals.Ciaran is the brother of Dafydd Ieuan . He plays keyboards, electronics and occasional guitar, drums, steel drum and vocals...

     (born 1976), Welsh keyboard player
  • Errigal Ciarán, Irish Gaelic Athletic Association club
  • Kiron
    Kiron
    Kiron may refer to:*Kiron, Iowa, small city in Crawford County, Iowa*Kiron Lenses...

  • Keeran
    Keeran
    Keeran is male given name. It is of Celtic-Irish Gaelic origin and also of Tamil origin.Pronunciation for Keeran: K as in "key " ; IH as in "it " ; R as in "read " ; AH as in "hut " ; N as in "knee " and consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.-Celtic-Irish and Scottish Gaelic origin:Ciarán , Ciaran...

  • Kira
    Kira
    -People:*Kira , stage name of Janine Scholz*Kira , stage name of Natasja de Witte*The name given to the person who uploaded the pictures in the Edison Chen photo scandal-Characters:...

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