Names Like Ciar — Find Similar Baby Names
Ciar is a 4-letter Irish girls' name meaning “Saint”. This page collects 103 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Car and Cian, Irish cousins like Abban and Abiageal, rhyming names ending in -iar like Briar and Auriar, and names sharing the “saint” concept like Andrew and Athracht.
For the full Ciar profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Ciar page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Ciar
24 baby names that differ from Ciar by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car | 1 | Fighter | Celtic | Male |
| Cian | 1 | Ancient | Gaelic | Male |
| Ciara | 1 | Saint Or Dark. Feminine Of Ciaran. | Irish | Female |
| Cai | 2 | Female | Vietnamese | Female |
| Cal | 2 | Bold: Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Cal- | English | Male |
| Cam | 2 | Orange Fruit; Sweet; Mountain Sunset | Vietnamese | Female |
| Cara | 2 | Friend | Celtic | Female |
| Cari | 2 | Flows Like Water | Turkish | Female |
| Carl | 2 | A Man | English | Male |
| Caro | 2 | Feminine Variant Of Charles Meaning Manly | English | Female |
| Carr | 2 | Fighter | Celtic | Male |
| Cary | 2 | From The Fortress | Celtic | Male |
| Cat | 2 | Catlike | Scottish | Male |
| Caw | 2 | Name Of A Giant | Arthurian | Male |
| Ceara | 2 | Spear | Gaelic | Female |
| Ceard | 2 | Smith | Scottish | Male |
| Cearo | 2 | Sorrow | Anglo | Female |
| Cesar | 2 | Long Haired | Spanish | Male |
| Cezar | 2 | Long-Haired | Romanian | Male |
| Chad | 2 | Defense | Celtic | Male |
| Chan | 2 | Nickname For John. | Spanish | Male |
| Charo | 2 | Nickname For Rosario. Variant Of Rosa. | Spanish | Female |
| Chas | 2 | A Man: Variant Of Carl. | English | Male |
| Chau | 2 | Pearls, Precious Stones (Also A Boys Name) | Vietnamese | Female |
More Irish Names
24 baby names that share Ciar’s Irish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abban | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Male |
| Abiageal | Irish Form Of Abigail (Brings Joy) ADARA, ATHDARA | Female |
| Abracham | Irish Form Of Abraham | Male |
| Adare | From The Ford Of The Oak Tree | Male |
| Addergoole | From Between Two Fords | Male |
| Adeen | Little Fire | Female |
| Aderrig | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aeary | Scholar | Male |
| Afric | Pleasant | Female |
| Africa | Pleasant | Female |
| Agata | Kind | Female |
| Agate | Kind | Female |
| Aghaderg | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aghadreena | From The Field Of The Sloe Bushes | Female |
| Aghamora | From The Great Field | Female |
| Aghamore | From The Great Field | Male |
| Aghaveagh | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghavilla | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghna | Irish Form Of Agnes | Female |
| Aghy | Friend Of Horses | Male |
| Aguistin | Majestic | Male |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Female |
| Ahane | From The Little Ford | Male |
| Aideen | Little Fire | Female |
4-Letter C-Names Like Ciar
24 names that share Ciar's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Ciar's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Ciar
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Ciar.
Names That Rhyme with Ciar
3 baby names that share Ciar's last 3 letters — -iar. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Ciar
10 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Ciar — Cia-. Good for parents who like Ciar's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cian | Ancient | Gaelic | Male |
| Ciara | Saint Or Dark. Feminine Of Ciaran. | Irish | Female |
| Cianan | Archaic | Irish | Male |
| Cianna | God Is Gracious. | Italian | Female |
| Cianni | God Is Gracious. | Italian | Female |
| Ciaran | English | Male | |
| Ciarda | Dark | Gaelic | Female |
| Ciarrai | County | Irish | Male |
| Ciardubhan | Little Black One | Gaelic | Male |
| Ciatlllait | Archaic | Irish | Female |