Cian
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cian"
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish Cían, from cían (“long, distant, lasting”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editCian m (genitive Chiain)
- a male given name from Old Irish used in Ireland
- (Irish mythology) Son of Dian Cecht of the Tuatha Dé Danann and born with a caul on his head. Best known as the father of Lugh by the Fomarian princess Eithne.
Descendants
edit- → English: Kian
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Cian | Chian | gCian |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |