Kieran

This is a really nice name but I do have to give the slightest edge to Ciaran.

I feel like a Kieran is the British version of a Kyle.

I find this name very handsome and unique.

These days, may be confused with Karen.

I've never met anyone with this name. Overall it sounds bland.

I like it on a boy. It’s nice.

I've only ever heard it used on a girl, but I think it works better for a boy.

Very nice name for a boy.

My name is Kieran and I say it like kier-in. Also I think it is a very nice name.

My name's Kieran but I always hated it. Now I like it more because so many others seem to enjoy it :)

I have a best friend named Kieran, and he has really made the name for me. It's easy to say, and it has the contrast between the "ee" and the "a" sound. So cute!

Kieran is such a lovely, handsome name! It's one of my fave boy names beginning with 'k'. ^_^

Don't like it. Sounds like the name of a stuck-up blond British guy.

I think this is a great name. I could see it used for a boy OR a girl. I usually pronounce it Keer-an.

I don't like this form of Ciarán because it bastardizes Irish spellings with the fada. I think it's disrespectful how the English language slaughters other languages in translation simply because they can't let a name be in its original language with original markers. This is evident in other Irish names like Seán, in which the fada is ignored or misplaced. If I named my child an Irish name, I would make sure the fada was evident in his name.

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To the above anonymous poster: then the name isn't even an Anglicized version of Ciarán. It becomes a slaughtered attempt at an Irish name.

Geez, Anonymous, chill. EVERY language has bastardized every OTHER language. Come on, the Irish name Alastar? Shall the Greeks complain about Britons' inability to write Alexander properly in Greek?

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Anyways, I think Kieran is a fine name. Personally, I've been seeing the name around more and more often. It has that trendy 'k' sound, it's interesting without being overly exotic, while also sounding un-frilly aka more manly.

I like the name Kieran. It's an adorable name. :)

Kieran is such a nice strong name for a boy.