Message: "Kiernan" - Behind the Name

Kiernan

by Kate

6/22/2007, 10:11 AM

A family I used to know named their baby son Kiernan. They said it was an Irish name. Is this a real name or just a tryndee version of Kieran/Ciarán?

- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans) +1

6/22/2007, 10:49 AM

Kiernan is a separate Irish surname, originally a form of Mac Thighearnain, "son of Tiernan", according to MacLysaght's The Surnames of Ireland.

- Kate

6/22/2007, 1:52 PM

That's good to know. Thank you!

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