Cillian

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Latin Caeciliānus.

Proper noun

Cillian m

1. (Uri) a male given name from Latin

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 11.

Irish

Alternative forms

• Cillín

Etymology

Irish saint's name, possibly derived from ceallach (“strife”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, strike”)) or ceall (“monastery, church”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /cɪˈlʲiən̪ˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪl̠ʲiənˠ/

Proper noun

Cillian m (genitive Cillian)

1. a male given name

Descendants

• → English: Killian, Kilian, Cillian
• → German: Kilian
• → Icelandic: Kiljan, Kilían
• → Swedish: Kilian

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Cillian	Chillian	gCillian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.