Keiran or Ciaran?

[Anonymous]

I appreciate that Ciaran is more traditional but in the US I would go with Kieran.

My son had one in his preschool class last year. He did call him Karen, but I think that was a two year old thing. 😊

[Anonymous]

Kieran if you live in USA

[Anonymous]

Carrion

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are also a lot of south Asian boys named Kiran. It’s very popular.

It’s a unisex name now so there are Indian American girls with the name now, too. It’s a Sanskrit name meaning ray of light. Spelled Kiran.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do not try to spell that name with a C. Your poor kid's name will be mispronounced his entire life.

This.

[Anonymous]

I actually think the Ciaran spelling is more likely to be mispronounced as "Karen" in the US than spelling it Kieran.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I actually think the Ciaran spelling is more likely to be mispronounced as "Karen" in the US than spelling it Kieran.

Someone that doesn’t know how to say the name is going to say/think:

Kieran = Keer+an
Ciaran = Seer+an

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are also a lot of south Asian boys named Kiran. It’s very popular.

It’s a unisex name now so there are Indian American girls with the name now, too. It’s a Sanskrit name meaning ray of light. Spelled Kiran.

And it is supposed to be a girl name.

[Anonymous]

Ciaran makes me think of the singer Ciera and I would absolutely pronounce it see-air-an if I saw it.

[Anonymous]

Pick the spelling you like. People will learn how to pronounce it, and if they don't care to then they aren't worth your child's time. Many Americans have learned how to pronounce Saoirse, Cillian, Siobhan, Sinead...we can learn Ciaran too.

[Anonymous]

I have a Ciara, pronounced Keira. We liked the spelling and the name, there's more than one in my Irish American family (here for several generations), and I am thrilled to hear it kept away people who wouldn't invite someone to a mommy together. We knew ahead of time and accepted that people will mispronounce it and knew we didn't really care. I correct once, and if they go on with "see-air-uh", unless it's someone we'll see repeatedly, I don't bother correcting again. Most people get it once and are fine - many Americans have adapted to Irish spellings given their recent popularity. We taught our daughter that if people call out "see-air-uh" they mean her, and it's up to her whether she wants to let them say it that way or tell them how to say it. If she becomes a teenager and wants to be "see-air-uh", that's also cool.

So do a gut check on whether you care about correcting people or if your kid goes by something else. If you do, go with Kieran. Also great.

[Anonymous]

Will just leave this here:

https://x.com/irishmirror/status/1708768792937918830?s=46

[Anonymous]

Have you considered Kian/Cian?

[Anonymous]

Pick the name you like and people will learn to pronounce it correctly. We all know how to say Chevrolet.

My grandma used to think that the name Eric was exotic!