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| meaning = "Ray of Light"
| meaning = "Ray of Light"
| region = [[Scotland]], [[Ireland]]
| region = [[Scotland]], [[Ireland]]
| language = [[Irish]], [[Scottish Gaelic]], English
| language = [[Irish]], [[Scottish Gaelic]], [[English]]
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| related names = [[Ciarán]], Ciaran, Kieran, Kyran, Keiron, Kieron, Keiren, Kieren, Keiran, Kiran, Keeran}}
| related names = [[Ciarán]], Ciaran, Kieran, Kyran, Keiron, Kieron, Keiren, Kieren, Keiran, Kiran, Keeran}}


'''Kiran''' ([[Devanagari]]: किरण) is a [[masculine]] [[given name]] Kirana. It originates in the [[Sanskrit]] askadas ''{{IAST|kiraṇa}}'',<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = Penguin Books India| isbn = 978-0-14-303168-0| last = Gandhi| first = Maneka| title = The Penguin book of Hindu names for boys| location = New Delhi| date = 2004}}</ref> meaning "ray" or "ray of light" or "beam of light".<ref>{{MWSD<!--February 2016-->}}</ref> Other names that sound like Kiran are [[Kira (disambiguation)|Kira]], [[Kirwan (disambiguation)|Kirwan]], [[Ciaran]], [[Keiran]] and [[Kieran]]. The name Kiran may refer to:
'''Kiran''' ([[Devanagari]]: किरण) is a [[masculine]] [[given name]]. The name is also sometimes used for girls. It originates in [[Ireland]] '''meaning "ray" or "ray of light" or "beam of light".<ref>{{MWSD<!--February 2016-->}}</ref> Other names that sound like Kiran are [[Kira (disambiguation)|Kira]], [[Kirwan (disambiguation)|Kirwan]], [[Ciaran]], [[Keiran]] and [[Kieran]]. The name Kiran may refer to:


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[[Category: Irish masculine given names]]

Revision as of 16:28, 22 January 2021

Kiran
GenderMale
Language(s)Irish, Scottish Gaelic, English
Origin
Meaning"Ray of Light"
Region of originScotland, Ireland
Other names
Nickname(s)Kirnu, kinnu , gagan da baby
Related namesCiarán, Ciaran, Kieran, Kyran, Keiron, Kieron, Keiren, Kieren, Keiran, Kiran, Keeran

Kiran (Devanagari: किरण) is a masculine given name. The name is also sometimes used for girls. It originates in Ireland meaning "ray" or "ray of light" or "beam of light".[1] Other names that sound like Kiran are Kira, Kirwan, Ciaran, Keiran and Kieran. The name Kiran may refer to:

Females

Males

See also

References

  1. ^ 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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