The kieran Surname
kieran Name Meaning and History
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ciaráin ‘descendant
of Ciarán’, a byname from a diminutive of ciar
‘dark’, ‘black-haired’. It was borne by two Irish saints, a hermit of
the 5th century and the founder of the monastery at Clonmacnoise
(d. 547).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Kieran's in New York and New Jersey | Dawn Kieran | 2 |
| Looking for Kierans in NJ. | Mark Kieran | 1 |
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| Hello out there | Patrick Kieran | 18 |
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| looking for father | charles e kieran | 0 |
| Kieran's | Sandra Kieran | 0 |
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