Names like Cian
Cian is a one-syllable Irish name that ends in -an. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
One syllable, ending the same way as Cian.
Sean Irish · "Yahweh is gracious," John come home to Ireland through the Norman French Jehan; anglicized without its accent mark, it became a mid-century Irish-American signature and spun off the phonetic Shawn and Shaun
Sloan Irish · from the Irish surname Ó Sluaghadháin, "descendant of Sluaghadhán" (sluaghadh, "raid, mobilization")
Ryan Irish · little king
Roan Irish · variant of Rowan, traditionally 'little red-haired one'; also a horse-coat-color word
The same roots
Also Irish names, from the tradition Cian comes from.
Fionn Irish · fair, white (legendary hero Fionn mac Cumhaill)
Conor Irish · lover of hounds, wise counsel (legendary King Conchobar mac Nessa)
Niall Irish · champion, cloud (legendary High King Niall of the Nine Hostages)
Oisín Irish · little deer (legendary poet-warrior, son of Fionn mac Cumhaill)
The same feel
Also international and mythological names.
Karan Sanskrit · ear; also the name of a Mahabharata hero
Pavan Sanskrit · wind, purification (a name of the god Vayu)
Aryaman Sanskrit · a Vedic solar deity associated with hospitality and honor
Bijan Persian · hero of the Shahnameh's Bijan and Manijeh
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2000s, the same decade as Cian, on a similar curve.
Eoin Irish · God is gracious, Irish form of John/Owen; kept in its original Irish spelling with pride
Kyran Irish · variant of Kieran, traditionally 'little dark one'
Kyan Irish · modern coinage, phonetic blend of Kian and Ryan
Caelan Irish · modern form of Caolan, traditionally 'slender'
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