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Killian or Cillian, as a given name, is an Anglicized version of the Irish name Cillín. Killian is the more radical anglisation of the name as there is no 'K' in the Gaelic alphabet. -wikipedia "Killian".
The name Akillian means "GOD'S WARRIOR (Brave One).
Killian---Originally spelled O'Cillin in Ireland and was Anglicized to Killian or Killeen. My maternal grandmother was a Killian----the name was derived from an Irish missionary known as St. Killian who went to Germany in the 7th century with 12 apostles from County Kerry Ireland.
He was martyred in 689 in Wurtzburg. Later became that city's patron saint. Most probable meaning of this name is "little church"-----in my humble opinion a very fine name.
There is a mistake in this name's description. Killian can't be a variant of Cillian, since the letter "k" does not exist in Irish. We always use "c", and it always has the English "k" sound. Killian must be an anglicization of Cillian. [noted -ed]

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