# Kiran

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,463

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Sanskrit used by Hindus and Jains.
2. A female given name from Sanskrit used by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa, “ray of light”).

## Easily confused with
- **kirk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiran-vs-kirk)
- **Klan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiran-vs-klan)
- **kwan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiran-vs-kwan)
- **Kita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiran-vs-kita)
- **Kuan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiran-vs-kuan)
- **Kyra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiran-vs-kyra)
- **Kirby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiran-vs-kirby)
- **Koran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiran-vs-koran)
- **kirin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiran-vs-kirin)
- **Korean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiran-vs-korean)
- **kin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kin-vs-kiran)
- **KIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kia-vs-kiran)
- **kan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kan-vs-kiran)
- **khan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/khan-vs-kiran)
- **kara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kara-vs-kiran)
- **Kira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kira-vs-kiran)
- **kern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kern-vs-kiran)
- **kiln** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiln-vs-kiran)
- **Karen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karen-vs-kiran)
- **Karan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-kiran)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ikran`, `kiarn`, `kirann`, `kirna`, `kirran`, `kkiran`, `krian`

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