New Post
Search
Help[Facts] Re: Meaning of name "Ciarda"???
in reply to a message by Tiger196
There's the surname Ó Ciardha (meaning "from Ciardha" or "descendent of Ciardha"), which can be anglicised to Carey, Keary or Kerry. Under the description of Carey, this site says Ciardha means "dark". I've never seen it used as a first name in Ireland but as there is a surname based on it, I would say it's almost certainly a male name.
In old Irish, Ciardha would have been written Ciarda with a dot (buailte) over the d in place of the h.
In old Irish, Ciardha would have been written Ciarda with a dot (buailte) over the d in place of the h.
This message was edited 11/7/2007, 7:20 AM
1
Replies
In Ireland, there are several girls named Ciarda:
Ciarda Tobin (theather director from Limerick)
http://www.roscommonpeople.ie/itemdetail.asp?itemID=1249
Ciarda O'Connell (from University of Limerick)
http://www.csn.ul.ie/~basketball/99_00_team_details.htm
Ciarda Maher (from Ballina, Co Mayo)
www.communitygames.ie/site/area/munster/story.jsp?c=1&id=249&type=tipperary
Ciarda Supple (from Athboy, Co Meath)
http://www.kerryman.ie/local-notes/countywide-1207819.html
And not a single example of use of Ciarda in Ireland in masculine nowadays.
Ciarda Tobin (theather director from Limerick)
http://www.roscommonpeople.ie/itemdetail.asp?itemID=1249
Ciarda O'Connell (from University of Limerick)
http://www.csn.ul.ie/~basketball/99_00_team_details.htm
Ciarda Maher (from Ballina, Co Mayo)
www.communitygames.ie/site/area/munster/story.jsp?c=1&id=249&type=tipperary
Ciarda Supple (from Athboy, Co Meath)
http://www.kerryman.ie/local-notes/countywide-1207819.html
And not a single example of use of Ciarda in Ireland in masculine nowadays.
This message was edited 11/7/2007, 8:35 AM
1
Yeah, my guess is that is more to do with the fact that Ciarda looks/sounds more like a female name nowadays. It could be also that the parents wanted an Irish version of the female name Kerry and found Ciarda.
Historically though, I think it is 100% male. I don't know of any Irish surnames that feature female names in that way.
Historically though, I think it is 100% male. I don't know of any Irish surnames that feature female names in that way.
1