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    Kiernan

    KEER-nan

    Irish/Gaelic
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Little dark one; Son of the lord
    Origin
    Irish/Gaelic
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Kiernan does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Little dark one; Son of the lord", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Kiernan.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Kiernan is a son of God — the Spirit bearing witness, identity secured, the child who shall be like Him when He appears.
    Verses on this meaning
    • 1 John 3:2

      "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is."

    • Romans 8:16

      "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God."

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