Cillian
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Latin Caeciliānus.
Proper noun
Cillian m
- (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)
- a male given name
Descendants
- → English: Killian, Kilian
- → 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. | ||