Comments on: Name of the Day: Cillian

By: Laura Rose

Laura Rose — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:23:45 +0000

I’m a sucker for Irish boy’s names that start with a K and end in n (Keiran, Kellen)… I wrote a story where the little boy’s name was Killian, called Lian. His older sisters were Saoirse, Caoimhe and Aoife (SEER-sha, KEEV-ah, and EE-fa).

I do love Irish names, but they’re not super high on my list (My favourite names are Rose and James), suprisingly.

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:46:33 +0000

I also named my son Cillian. The first time I saw the name was the end credits to the movie Red Eye. We were having a hard time deciding on a name, but Cillian made the cut. I love that my son has such an uncommon name in the U.S.

By: Echo

Echo — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:54:51 +0000

I named my first son Cillian, and it was thanks to Cillian Murphy for helping that name stick..we didnt have a name for him for 3 days then finally his daddy remembered this name and wouldnt give up on the name..we wanted something you wouldnt hear often and this was a winner, we always get compliaments on his name

By: chaneltara

chaneltara — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:48:24 +0000

I love Cillian. I prefer it over Killian, but I really don’t mind Killian that much either. I also really like Kilian, which takes away the kill part to me. It sounds very handsome. I can imagine him being a brother to Cormac and Eamon. Is Kellen related?

By: SophieGray

SophieGray — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:45:01 +0000

Ooh – I do love him

I’ve never really quite known why I find him so endearing. He’s been swimming atound in my mind for a number of years, but after I had the twins in June, he’s been pushed to the forefront by a long shot! I love his strength, though to me he still gives off a tiny amount of softness and spunk!

And, as Lola & Nessa both pointed out – Cillian Murphy definitely doesn’t hurt him at all!!
If I have another boy, he’s about 85% likely to wear Cillian as a name – thanks for the NotD!

By: Nessa

Nessa — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:04:37 +0000

Mr. Killian was THE hot teacher at my high school. The name will always sound super sexy to me because of him… and Cillian Murphy sure doesn’t hurt that image! I’ve never met a Cillian (given name Cillian, that is) but it seems like it would fit in perfectly with all the little Aidens running around. I like Killian

By: Lola

Lola — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:58:03 +0000

I like Cillian! I hope Sophie uses it for her next kid, she’s been talking about it so long I definitely associate Cillian with her. I do like him, especailly spelled this way. The K version is all beer to me and I’m not a fan of the word Kill at the beginning either.

Cillian Murphy (oh, *swooooon* those eyes!) definitely keeps his name current & interesting. I do see Cillian at least once in a while here near Boston, where all things Irish seem to bloom well. It’s a lovely sounding name with a good history and is easily pronounced & spelled. What’s not to like?

Cillian’s a winner in my book, simple, strong and handsome. Huzzah for Cillian!