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Re: Meaning of name "Ciarda"???
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Yeah, my guess is that is more to do with the fact that Ciarda looks/sounds more like a female name nowadays. It could be also that the parents wanted an Irish version of the female name Kerry and found Ciarda.Historically though, I think it is 100% male. I don't know of any Irish surnames that feature female names in that way.
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I agreeAll those Ciardas are more or less young and the only records of historical use of Ciarda are as surname (for example in the case of Padraic O Ciarda, from Tg4), which suggest an original masculine name.
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