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The name is also probably derived from the Irish names Cathán [8] [9] and Callan, [10] [11] both meaning "battle" in Irish and Scottish, and the surnames Mac Cadáin or McCadden, both meaning "son of Cadán" in Irish and Scottish, names possibly derived from the Old Irish “cath”, from Proto-Celtic “*katus”, meaning “battle”.
Some English-language names are anglicisations of Irish names, e.g. Kathleen from Caitlín and Shaun from Seán. Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. Éamonn from Edmund. Some Irish-language names have English equivalents, both deriving from a common source, e.g Irish Máire (anglicised Maura ), Máirín ( Máire + - ín "a ...
Keegan (given name) Keegan is an Anglicisation of the Irish clan name Mac Aodhagáin, now often used as a forename. The name means "son (or descendant) of Aodhagán" (a diminutive of the Irish name Aodh, meaning "fire" or "fiery"). In North America the name is most often given to boys, but has gradually become unisex.
In Ireland, Matthew was ranked the 10th most popular male name in 2007. In 2008, it was ranked 15th, falling to 20th between 2009-2010, and then 24th between 2011-2012. [11] In 2016, it was the 30th most popular male name in Ireland, rising to 26th in 2017. [12] [13] In the United Kingdom, Matthew has
Ciarán ( Irish spelling) or Ciaran ( Scottish Gaelic spelling) [ 2][ 3] is a traditionally male given name of Irish origin. It means "little dark one" [ 4] or "little dark-haired one", produced by appending a diminutive suffix to ciar ("black", "dark"). [ 5] It is the masculine version of the name Ciara .
Taylor. Taylor is a unisex given name mainly in use in English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom. [ 1] The name Taylor also has been used for characters on American and now some Australian soap operas. [ 2]
Cian ( Irish: [ˈciənˠ]; Old Irish: Cían) is a Gaelic given name meaning "ancient". [1] Cian was the eighth most popular Irish boy's name in Ireland in 2003 [citation needed], and the fourteenth most popular in 2015. [2] Anglicisations of Cian include Kian or Kyan. [3]
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