[Facts] Re: Meaning of name "Ciarda"???
in reply to a message by Lumia
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.
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I agree
All those Ciardas are more or less young and the only records of historical use of Ciarda are as surname (for example in the case of Padraic O Ciarda, from Tg4), which suggest an original masculine name.
All those Ciardas are more or less young and the only records of historical use of Ciarda are as surname (for example in the case of Padraic O Ciarda, from Tg4), which suggest an original masculine name.