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Killian or Cillian, as a given name, is an Anglicized version of the Irish name Cillín. Killian is the more radical anglisation of the name as there is no 'K' in the Gaelic alphabet. The most likely meaning of the name is "little church", a reference to someone prayerful or spiritual, ''cill'' meaning "church" in Gaelic while the suffix "-ín" is used affectionately to indicate a 'pet' or diminutive status. The Rev. Patrick Woulfe wrote that Cillian is the 'pet' diminutive of Ceallach which means "war" or "strife". The name is said to derive from Saint Kilian, an Irish missionary to Germany in the 7th century, who, according to the Acta Sanctorum, was born in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland C.640. He departed for his mission to the continent with 12 Apostles from (Kilmacologue ) in the parish of Tuosist, Co Kerry, Ireland. In 689 he was martyred in Wurtzburg, Franconia, Germany and subsequently became the city's patron saint. His feast is celebrated in Wurtzburg on the 8th of July. Killian, as a surname, is found in both Ireland and Germany. It was originally spelled Ó Cillín in Irish before being Anglicized into Killeen as well as Killian. Spelling variations for Killian include Kilian, Killion, and others.〔(Killian Family Crest ). HouseOfNames.com〕 ==Notable people named Cillian== * Cillian Buckley, an Irish hurler * Cillian Farrell, an Irish hurling manager * Cillian Lordan, a professional footballer * Cillian Murphy, an Irish actor * Cillian O'Connor, a Gaelic footballer for Mayo * Cillian Sheridan, an Irish professional footballer who plays for Kilmarnock * (Professor Cillian Ryan ), an Irish economist and academic, as of September 2014 he is Pro Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University, Leicester, UK * Cillian Twomey, a retired consultant physician in geriatric medicine at Cork University and St. Finbarr’s Hospital, Cork, Ireland * Cillian Vallely, an Irish musician * Cillian Willis, a professional rugby union footballer employed by Leinster Rugby 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Killian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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