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Piran

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Gender Masculine
Usage Cornish

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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.

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ballerinos, isograms, patron saints, saints
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Entry updated August 31, 2007

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