Piran: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Piran – Origin: Cornish (name of Saint Piran, patron saint of Cornwall) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: PEER-un


Piran is a Cornish (name of Saint Piran, patron saint of Cornwall) boy's name. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Piran

Origin: Cornish (name of Saint Piran, patron saint of Cornwall).

A common claim: Prayer Actually: Piran is often said to mean 'prayer,' but this doesn't match its likely derivation from the saint's name Ciarán ('dark one'); neither reading is fully confirmed without a proper source.

How to Pronounce Piran

Phonetic: PEER-un   IPA: /ˈpɪər.ən/

Popularity of Piran

Piran doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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