Irish names

Cillian: how to pronounce it and what it means

Boys' names

Name and meaning

Irish given name; meaning uncertain

Origin

Possibly related to ceallach, ‘strife’, or ceall, ‘church, monastery’. Neither derivation is certain.

How to pronounce it

CillianIPA: /cɪˈlʲiən̪ˠ/

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Sources

Name definitions adapted from Wiktionary via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA 4.0). CC BY-SA 4.0

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