Ciaran (shiaran) in Japanese

The name Ciaran in Japanese Katakana is シアラン which in romaji is shiaran. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Ciaran in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しあらん.

How do you write Ciaran in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that is similar to "ciaran" is 椎蘭 (Shiiran). It is pronounced "shi-i-ran" and the kanji mean "elm tree orchid".

The western meaning of the name Ciaran is "little dark one". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 暗黒小 (ankoku shou). It is pronounced an-ko-ku sho. The Kanji characters mean "dark" and "small".

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