Kiernan - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Kiernan \ki(er)-nan\ is a variant of Kieran (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Kiernan is "black".

The baby name Kiernan sounds like Kernan and Cronan. Other similar baby names are Kienan and Tiernan.

Kiernan is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#8048 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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