Kiran (given name)

Kiran (Devanagari: किरण) is a gender neutral given name. It originates in the Sanskrit word kiraṇa,[1] whose meanings include "dust" and "ray of light".[2] Other names that sound like Kiran are Kira, Kirwan, Ciaran, Keiran and Kieran.

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References

  1. Gandhi, Maneka (2004). The Penguin book of Hindu names for boys. New Delhi: Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-303168-0.
  2. Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English dictionary : etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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