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Cian

Say it: KEE-un

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Meaning

Old Irish cian 'long-lasting, ancient'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

05010018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2017per million babies of that sex
  • 3,070 babies given this name since 1976
  • At its height in 2007, about 1 in 11,500 boys
  • 116 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
  2. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Irish

Famous bearers

  • Cian, father of Lug in Irish myth

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Where this comes from

  • Well-known works of literature
  • The Irish annals and early Irish literature
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.