Kiran (given name)
| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Sanskrit |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Ray of Light" |
| Region of origin | India |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Kiru |
| Related names | Ciarán, Ciaran, Kieran, Kyran, Keiron, Kieron, Keiren, Kieren, Keiran, Kiran, Keeran |
Kiran (Devanagari: किरण) is a unisexual given name. It originates in the Sanskrit word kiraṇa,[1] whose meanings include "dust" and "ray of light".[2] Other names that sound like Kiran are Kira, Kirwan, Ciaran, Keiran and Kieran.
Notable people
- Kiran Ahluwalia, Indo-Canadian singer (female)
- Kiran Bechan, Dutch footballer (male)
- Kiran Bedi, Indian social activist (female)
- Kiran Chetry, news anchor (female)
- Kiran Chemjong, Nepali footballer (male)
- Kiran Desai, Indian author (female)
- Kiran Gurung, Nepalese politician (male)
- Kiran Juneja, Indian actress (female)
- Kiran Kedlaya Indian American mathematician (male)
- Kiran Kher, Indian actress (female)
- Kiran Khan (disambiguation), several people
- Kiran Kumar, Indian actor (male)
- Kiran Kumar Reddy, 16th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India (male)
- Kiran Martin, Indian social worker (female)
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Indian entrepreneur (female)
- Kiran More, former Indian cricketer (male)
- Kiran Nagarkar, Indian writer and critic (male)
- Kiran Powar, Indian cricketer (male)
- Kiran Rao, Indian film producer (female)
- Kiran Rathod, Indian actress (female)
- Kiran Shah, Kenyan actor (male)
- kiran kumar,MITS student
See also
- Kiran (disambiguation)
- Ciarán (Given Name) - A Gaelic male given name, sometimes spelt as Kiran.
References
- ^ Gandhi, Maneka (2004). The Penguin book of Hindu names for boys. New Delhi: Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-303168-0.
- ^ Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press. OCLC 685239912.
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