Cian, yay or nay?

[H3l3na]

So, I'm planning on boys names.
I think the name Cian is sooo cute and it's very rare, especially here in Sweden and it's beautifully pronounced in both Swedish and English.
What do you think?

It’s a lovely name when it’s pronounced in the correct Irish way

Love it!

Love it, how is it pronounced?

I think it looks like a good name!
But I would not know how to pronounce it correctly (and I'm Swedish, by the way).

My guess would be See-an, but that might be completely wrong?

Kee -an.

I like it.

Det uttalas "Kian"

I work with a Cian, lovely name.

Nay.
I’ve taught loads and it gets pronounced all sorts of ways - Key-an, Kye-an and I’ve even taught one See-an.

Too many variables.

I know it's spelt differently but my mind went immediately to the Lidl own brand I'm afraid

It's a familiar name in Wales. I know two boys with this name and they're both lovely, which makes me biased! It's pronounced Kee-ann here.

Isn’t that Lidls brand?

Nay, it only sounds right when said with an Irish accent. It’s pronounced the same as keen btw.

A no from me. I'm not Irish, if I were, I might say yes.

Yes, I know an 18 year old Welsh Kian.

I like it, I think it travels pretty well as well.

Love it.

Really common irish name

I'm Irish and I love it, it's probably one of the easier Irish names to spell and pronounce, Kee-an

It is very beautifully pronounced in Swedish so I will say yay it's very cute ❤️

Nay.. I think having to correct it will drive him bonkers throughout life

It's lovely as long as it's pronounced the Irish way - KEY-un, or sometimes KEEN which I don't like as much. As with most Irish names there are regional variations.

It’s sometimes said like that but it’s not the right way to say it (unless you say keen with 2 syllables?) It’s Key-un, with the emphasis on the Key part.

I’m Irish - have always had a strong dislike for Cian. Feels a bit downmarket

Why not? People give all kind of names these days so even if it's rare in Sweden to hear Cian noone will lift an eyebrow. But isn't it a Lidl brand though? Or maybe it's Cien?

Love it. It was in the top 30 in Ireland in 2023. Great name. Rian (Ree-un) has also grown in popularity here over the past few years and is another name I love.