Kian (given name)

Kian
Gender	Male
Language(s)	English, Gaelic Irish, and Persian
Origin
Meaning	ancient, king, realm
Other names
Alternative spelling	Cian, Keon

Kian is the English variant of the Gaelic Irish given name Cian,^[1] meaning "ancient".^[2] A variant spelling of Kian is Kyan.

Kian (Persian: کیان) is also a common Persian given name meaning "king" or "realm". Its Persian origin is pronounced as (ki'ɑːn / kee-ahn) whose closest spelling in English is Keon.

People named Kian include:

Kian (musician) (born Kian Brownfield in 2002), Australian singer/songwriter
Kian Andersen (born 1991), Danish badminton player
Kian Duncan, English footballer
Kian Egan (born 1980), Irish singer
Kian Emadi-Coffin (born 1992), British cyclist
Kian Fitz-Jim (born 2003), Dutch footballer
Kian Hansen (born 1989), Danish football player
Kian Harratt (born 2002), English footballer
Kian Kazemi (born 1986), Iranian-Filipino actor
Kian Rosenberg Larsson (born 1992), Danish rapper
Kian Lawley (born 1995), American YouTuber and actor
Kian Pemberton, West Indian cricketer
Kian Pirfalak (c. 2013–2022), nine-year-old killed by Iranian security forces
Kian Ronan (born 2001), Gibraltarian footballer
Kian Scales (born 2002), English footballer
Kian Slor (born 2002), Dutch footballer
Kian Soltani (born 1992), Austrian cellist

References

^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 491. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
^ Navarro, Yvonne (2015). First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning (2 ed.). McFarland & Company. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-4766-0996-6. Retrieved 2022-11-07.

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[Hanks_Hardcastle_Hodges_2006-1] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 491. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 2021-11-07.

[Navarro_2015-2] Navarro, Yvonne (2015). First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning (2 ed.). McFarland & Company. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-4766-0996-6. Retrieved 2022-11-07.

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