# Kieran

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɪəˌɹɔːn/ · frequency rank #25,448

## Definitions
1. A unisex given name from Irish, an anglicized form of Ciarán.
2. A unisex given name from Sanskrit, an anglicized form of किरण (kiraṇa).

## Easily confused with
- **Kira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kieran-vs-kira)
- **Koran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kieran-vs-koran)
- **Kiran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kieran-vs-kiran)
- **kirin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kieran-vs-kirin)
- **kern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kern-vs-kieran)
- **Karan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-kieran)
- **Keenan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keenan-vs-kieran)
- **Keegan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keegan-vs-kieran)
- **Kidman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kidman-vs-kieran)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ikeran`, `keiran`, `kiearn`, `kierann`, `kierna`, `kierran`, `kirean`, `kkieran`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kieran