Ciarán in All languages combined

IPA: /ciəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/ [Munster], /ˈciəɾˠɑːnˠ/ [Connacht], /ˈciəɾˠænˠ/ [Ulster] Forms: Chiaráin [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Ciarán [error-unrecognized-form], Chiarán [error-unrecognized-form], gCiarán [error-unrecognized-form] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Irish Cíarán, originally a byname from ciar (“black”) + -án. Popularized by Irish saints dating back from the 5th century. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|Cíarán}} Old Irish Cíarán, {{af|ga|ciar|-án|t1=black}} ciar (“black”) + -án Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|Chiaráin|||||||f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} Ciarán m (genitive Chiaráin), {{ga-proper noun|m|Chiaráin}} Ciarán m (genitive Chiaráin) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}

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        {
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            "3": "Keiran",
            "4": "Kieran",
            "5": "Kieron",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Ciaran, Keiran, Kieran, Kieron",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Ciaran, Keiran, Kieran, Kieron"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ciarán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chiarán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gCiarán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
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    {
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        "10": "",
        "2": "proper noun",
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        "4": "Chiaráin",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "f4request": "1",
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        "g3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "Chiaráin"
      },
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    }
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      "args": {},
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    }
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  "pos": "name",
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          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w"
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          "name": "Irish given names",
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          "source": "w"
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          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        "a male given name from Old Irish"
      ],
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        [
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          "given name"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "Ciara"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ciəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈciəɾˠɑːnˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈciəɾˠænˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ciarán"
}

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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Ciaran",
            "3": "Keiran",
            "4": "Kieran",
            "5": "Kieron",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Ciaran, Keiran, Kieran, Kieron",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Ciaran, Keiran, Kieran, Kieron"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ciar",
        "3": "-án",
        "t1": "black"
      },
      "expansion": "ciar (“black”) + -án",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish Cíarán, originally a byname from ciar (“black”) + -án. Popularized by Irish saints dating back from the 5th century.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Chiaráin",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ciarán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chiarán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gCiarán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "10": "",
        "2": "proper noun",
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        "4": "Chiaráin",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Chiaráin"
      },
      "expansion": "Ciarán m (genitive Chiaráin)",
      "name": "ga-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Ciara"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Irish given names",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish male given names",
        "Irish male given names from Old Irish",
        "Irish masculine nouns",
        "Irish proper nouns",
        "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
        "Irish terms suffixed with -án",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name from Old Irish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ciəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈciəɾˠɑːnˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈciəɾˠænˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ciarán"
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: Ciarán/Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "Ciarán"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Ciarán",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
    "Ciarán"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Ciarán",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'eclipsis'",
  "path": [
    "Ciarán"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Ciarán",
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}

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"Ciarán" meaning in All languages combined

Proper name [Irish]