Tiernan Forename
Approximately 503 people bear this name
Tiernan Forename Definition:
From Celtic, it means ‘kingly’ (tighearn, a king), and because several Irish princes were thus named, so were many of their subjects. Those princes adopted it in honour of Bishop (later St.) Tigernach or Tigernake, who, losing his sight, strove for celestial vision, to which he may have attained ca.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 92% | 205 | 1:22,651 | 1,055 |
| United States | 53% | 134 | 1:2,705,500 | 40,920 |
| England | 100% | 73 | 1:761,684 | 13,981 |
| Australia | - | 23 | 1:593,810 | 8,803 |
| New Zealand | - | 17 | 1:266,826 | 8,395 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 14 | 1:131,653 | 1,603 |
| Thailand | 100% | 6 | 1:11,677,636 | 152,954 |
| Canada | 100% | 5 | 1:6,626,674 | 58,631 |
| South Africa | 100% | 5 | 1:10,906,530 | 170,325 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Italy | - | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| India | - | 1 | 1:1,214,877,971 | 4,759,450 |
| Germany | 100% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
Tiernan (7,164) may also be a surname.
Tiernan Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Celtic, it means ‘kingly’ (tighearn, a king), and because several Irish princes were thus named, so were many of their subjects. Those princes adopted it in honour of Bishop (later St.) Tigernach or Tigernake, who, losing his sight, strove for celestial vision, to which he may have attained ca. 550.
A Celtic name, meaning: Kingly.
Tiernan Forename Popularity
Tiernan Demographics
Average Male Tiernan Height
176.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiernnan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tiergnan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Thiernan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ternan | 92 | 45 | / |
| Tirnan | 92 | 12 | / |
| Tiornan | 86 | 74 | / |
| Tergnan | 86 | 9 | / |
| Teirnan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ternane | 86 | 5 | / |
| Thernan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ternand | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tirnang | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tiernon | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tearnan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Thirnan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tirnand | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ternang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thiernon | 80 | 10 | / |
| Thernand | 80 | 7 | / |
| Thiornan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tawernan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thernant | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tiergnon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ternanne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tirnam | 77 | 220 | / |
| Trenan | 77 | 20 | / |
| Ternam | 77 | 14 | / |
| Turnan | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ternon | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tiornon | 71 | 164 | / |
| Tyornan | 71 | 26 | / |
| Trenean | 71 | 15 | / |
| Tournan | 71 | 14 | / |
| Tirnasingh | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tirnong | 71 | 10 | / |
| Thurnan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Thernon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tirnone | 71 | 3 | / |
| Teyrnon | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ternasingh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Trenain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Threnan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ternong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Türnane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tiyarnam | 67 | 16 | / |
| Trenaine | 67 | 4 | / |
| Treneane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Trenayne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Derniany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dernyana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Trinnana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Trenanne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Trenaann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Turnahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tournant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Threnean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaiarnon | 63 | 1 | / |
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