Kiljan

Icelandic

Alternative forms
  • Kilían

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Cillian, a saint’s name, first used in Iceland by Halldór Kiljan Laxness (1902-1998) after his conversion to Catholicism.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɪljan/
    Homophones: kiljan

Proper noun

Kiljan m

  1. a male given name

Declension
declension of Kiljan
m-s1 singular
indefinite
nominative Kiljan
accusative Kiljan
dative Kiljani / Kiljan
genitive Kiljans
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