Kiran
GenderUnisex
Language(s)Sanskrit
Origin
Meaning"Ray of Light"
Region of originIndia
Other names
Related namesCiarán, Ciaran, Kieran, Kyran, Keiron, Kieron, Keiren, Kieren, Keiran, Kiran, Keeran

Kiran (Devanagari: किरण) is an Indian given name. It originates in the Sanskrit word kiraṇa,[1] meaning "ray" or "ray of light" or "beam of light".[2] Other names that sound like Kiran are Kira, Kirwan, Ciaran, Keiran and Kieran. Notable people with the name include:

Fictional characters

  • Kiran, the default player name in the video game Fire Emblem Heroes
  • Kiran, the title character in the Pakistani television serial Kiran, portrayed by Marjan Fatima
  • Kiranmala, heroine of a homonymous Bengali folktale

See also

References

  1. Gandhi, Maneka (2004). The Penguin book of Hindu names for boys. New Delhi: Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-303168-0.
  2. 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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