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View Name: Piran


PIRAN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Cornish
Meaning & History
Possibly derived from CIARÁN. This was the name of a 5th-century Irish monk who founded a monastery in Cornwall. He is the patron saint of Cornwall.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Kiaran, Keiran (English), Ciarán, Kieran, Kyran, Kieron (Irish)



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