Killian

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What do you think about Killian?

I think it’s a bastardisation of the Irish name Cillian.

much prefer Cillian

Kill ian

It's Cillian.

Kill Ian

I can’t get past the fact it starts with “Kill”.

Cillian is much nicer

I like it - like Killian Jones / Captain Hook from once upon a time.. I would think you'd named your baby after that character

Me too

I like it. Killian is widely used in Ireland too, so I can't get huffy about the K v C thing.

It's popular in France too for some reason.

I know a baby one and I don't like it. I don't love the name Cillian either to be honest, but spelled with a K it just emphasises the 'Kill' part.

The only Killian I know changed his name at about 12 (to something really plain like James) because he hated it so much and was bullied about it.

Terrible!

AWFUL

I like it. If in Ireland I would spell it Cillian but in the uk I might use the K spelling for pronunciation purposes.
As a PP said it is spelled both ways now in Ireland so I also wouldn't get caught up with the spelling being "authentic".

For the Kill Ian people, do you also think Di(e) Anne/a

I think that is very daft and rude (!)

It's a very popular name in Ireland.

Cill means church, it is similar to Christian.

I really like it, with either spelling.

I think that is very daft and rude (!)
I think your comment is daft and rude.

The Di sounding like Die is one that had crossed my mind, and my surname was Young or something, I wouldn't be naming my child Diana/Diane/Dinah or David

But it's not a combination of first name and surname - it is simply the sound Di(e).

If someone sought opinions on the name Diane, I don't think people would respond saying hate it as it sounds like DIE-Anne.

Cillian I love. The K just looks wrong to me. It is used in Ireland too, but it looks misspelled there too. It is like Ciaran/ Kieran, some people use the K but to me it is spelt wrong. It doesn't make it more unique, just like a parent can't spell.

For the Kill Ian people, do you also think Di(e) Anne/a

I think that is very daft and rude (!)

Of course it’s not daft and rude, it’s sensible to break names down and think about potential nicknames/problems with surnames.

It's also pronounced like Gillian (but with the hard C/K sound). Never pronounced the equivalent of Gill-Ian.

Fun Killian/Cillian factoid:

The real name of actor Killian Scott is Killian Murphy, but obviously Cillian ‘cheekbones’ Murphy got there before him so he had to change his surname for Equity reasons.

It looks more attractive with the C rather than the K.