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43 Irish Baby Names with Meanings Dark, Starting With K

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Name	Gender	Meaning
Kiara	Girl	Dark; Bright; Shining; Peaceful; A lady with dusk hair; First ray of the sun
Keira	Girl	Little dark-haired one
Kiera	Girl	Little dark one; Dark-headed; Dusky; Black
Kerry	Girl	Ciar's people; Kingdom of Ciar; One with dark complexion
Kaira	Girl	Alluring; Delightful; Beloved; Dark
Kyrin	Boy	Black; Dark-haired
Kiernan	Boy	Son of a lord; Little dark one; Black; Dark
Kierra	Girl	Dark; Lord
Kiyara	Girl	Dark; Dark-haired; Bright; Shining
Kiarah	Girl	Bright; Clear; Dark

Kier	Boy	Little dark one; Dark-skinned; Dusky; Thicket or marsh; Key-maker or locksmith
Kieren	Boy	Dark-haired; Dark-complexioned; Black; Dark; Descendant of Ciarán
Kerwin	Boy	Descendant of Ciardhubhán; Dark and black
Keyara	Girl	The small one with dark hair; Clear; Bright; Famous
Kieron	Boy	Dark-haired; Dark-complexioned; Black; Dark; Descendant of Ciarán; Ray of light
Kerrigan	Boy	Descendant of Ciaragá; Black or dark
Ker	Boy	Black; Dark brown
Keary	Boy	Dark
Kierce	Unisex	Dark; Black
Kieryn	Girl	Dark-haired; Dark-complexioned; Black; Dark; Descendant of Ciarán; Ray of light

Kieara	Girl	Dark-haired; Clear; Bright; Famous
Karigan	Girl	Descendant of Ciaragán; Dark; Black
Kirian	Unisex	Dark-haired; Dark
Keiron	Unisex	Little dark-haired one; Black
Kierian	Boy	Dark-haired; Dark-complexioned; Black; Dark; Descendant of Ciarán
Kierin	Unisex	Black; Little dark one; Small dark-haired
Keirnan	Boy	Little dark one; Dark haired; Kiernan's son
Keiran	Girl	Dark-haired; Dark-complexioned; Black; Dark; Descendant of Ciarán
Karrigan	Girl	She who is pure; Black; Dark
Keir	Girl	Dark; Thicket

Kerigan	Unisex	Dark-haired; Dusky; Black
Kiira	Girl	Young; Humiliator of the enemy; Lord; Black; Dark
Kerin	Girl	Dark-haired; Pure; Each of the two
Keara	Boy	Black; Little dark one
Keeria	Boy	Boy with dark hair
Kera	Boy	Dark; Black-haired
Keridwen	Girl	Dusky; Dark
Kerra	Boy	Dearer; Dark; Descendent of Ciar; Love
Kerrell	Girl	Dusky; Dark
Kerrim	Boy	Dark

Kerrin	Boy	Pure; Little dark one; Each of the two
Kervin	Girl	Little dark one
Kiralescense	Boy	Baby born with dark complexion

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