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Kyan Chotoku
Kyan is both a surname and a given name. Meaning ancient or enduring. It is an alternative spelling of the given name Kian, which is a variant of ancient Irish Cian. Kyanna is a derivative of this irish name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Anselan O Kyan, 11th-century Irish nobleman * Chōtoku Kyan (1870–1945), Japanese karate master * John Howard Kyan (1774–1850), Irish inventor of the 'kyanising' process for preserving wood Given name * Kyan Douglas (born 1970), American actor * Kyan Khojandi (born 1982), French comedian, actor and director See also * * * Cian In Irish mythology, Cian or Cían (), nicknamed Scal Balb, was the son of Dian Cecht, the physician of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and best known as the father of Lugh Lamhfada. Cían's brothers were Cu, Cethen, and Miach. Cían was slain by the Son ... a figure in Irish mythology References {{given name, type=both English masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kian (given Name)
Kian is the English variant of the Gaelic Irish given name Cian, meaning "ancient". A variant spelling of Kian is Kyan. Kian (Persian: کیان) is also a common Persian given name meaning "king" or "realm". Its Persian origin is pronounced as ( / kee-ahn). People named Kian include: * Kian (musician) (born Kian Brownfield in 2002), Australian singer/songwriter * Kian Andersen (born 1991), Danish badminton player * Kian Duncan, English footballer * Kian Egan (born 1980), Irish singer * Kian Emadi-Coffin (born 1992), British cyclist * Kian Fitz-Jim (born 2003), Dutch footballer * Kian Hansen (born 1989), Danish football player * Kian Harratt (born 2002), English footballer * Kian Kazemi (born 1986), Iranian-Filipino actor * Kian Rosenberg Larsson (born 1992), Danish rapper * Kian Lawley (born 1995), American YouTuber and actor * Kian Pemberton, West Indian cricketer * Kian Pirfalak (c. 2013–2022), nine-year-old killed by Iranian security forces * Kian Ronan (born 2001), Gib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cian (name)
Cían, modern spelling Cian (), is a Gaelic given name meaning "ancient". Cian was the , and the fourteenth most popular in 2015. The English variant of Cian is Kian or Kyan. People * Cian Bolger (born 1992), Irish footballer * Cian Ciaran (born 1976), Welsh musician * Cian Dillon (born 1988), Irish hurler * Kian Egan (born 1980), Irish musician * Kian Emadi-Coffin (born 1992), British cyclist * Kian Hansen (born 1989), Danish football player * Cian Healy (born 1987), Irish rugby union player * Cian Hughton (born 1989), British-Irish footballer * Kian Lawley (born 1995), American YouTuber and actor * Cian Maciejewski (born 1988), Australian soccer player * Cian McCarthy (born 1989), Irish hurler * Cian Melia, Irish showjumper * Cian O'Callaghan, Irish Social Democrats politician * Cian O'Connor (born 1979), Irish equestrian * Cian O'Connor (hurler) (born 1983), Irish hurler * Cian O'Neill, Irish hurling coach * Cian O'Sullivan, Irish footballer * Cian Ward, Irish footballer Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anselan O Kyan
Anselan O Kyan, who was a son of one of the kings of Ulster, landed on the northern coast of Argyll, near Lennox, about the year 1016. He assisted Malcolm II of Scotland in repelling his old enemies the Danes on two occasions. For his service to Malcolm, he received a grant of land in the north of Scotland, east of Loch Lomond. According to Buchanan of Auchmar, he is the founder of the Buchanan clan. The earliest source for the story of Anselan's life is an 18th-century book by William Buchanan, but the narrative explaining why he left Ulster for Scotland is generally regarded as an origin myth An origin myth is a myth that describes the origin of some feature of the natural or social world. One type of origin myth is the creation or cosmogonic myth, a story that describes the creation of the world. However, many cultures have stor .... See also * McCausland References 11th-century Irish people {{Ireland-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chōtoku Kyan
(also spelled Chotoku Kiyan) was an Okinawan karate master who was famous for both his karate skills and his colorful personal life. He had a large influence on the styles of karate that would become Shorin-Ryu and its related styles. Early life Chotoku Kyan was born the third son of Chofu Kyan, who was a steward to the Ryukyuan King before the country's 1879 annexation by Japan as Okinawa Prefecture, and originally belonged to the Kyan clan of senior court officials having home territory in Shuri Gibu village being also a genuine member of the Shuri warrior class, a concept of which was imported from Japan. His father (born in 1839) was the eldest son of Motonaga Chōyō and a member of the 8th generation of the Motobu Udun, a clan belonging to royalty, and had been adopted into the Kyan family at the age of 17 in order to become the head of household of Chōtoku's grandmother Manabe, the third daughter of Kyan Uēkata Chōiku. He himself studied karate under Matsumura S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Howard Kyan
John Howard Kyan (27 November 1774 – 5 January 1850) was the inventor of the 'kyanising' process for preserving wood. He was the son of John Howard Kyan of Mount Howard and Ballymurtagh, County Wexford, and was born in Dublin on 27 November 1774. His father owned valuable copper mines in Wicklow (now worked by the Wicklow Copper Mines Company) and, for some time worked them himself. The son was educated to take part in the management of the mines, but soon after he entered the company its fortunes declined, and in 1804 his father died almost penniless. History of kyanising Development For a time Kyan was employed at some vinegar works at Newcastle upon Tyne, but subsequently removed to London, to Greaves's vinegar brewery in Old Street Road. The decay of the timber supports in his father's copper mines had already directed his attention to the question of preserving wood, and as early as 1812 he began experiments with a view to discovering a method of preventing the decay. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyan Douglas
Kyan Douglas (born Hugh Edward Douglas Jr.; May 5, 1970) is an American television personality and stylist. He was the grooming expert on the American television program '' Queer Eye'' from 2003 to 2007. Biography Born Hugh Edward Douglas Jr. in Miami, Florida, Kyan Douglas was raised in Tampa and Tallahassee. He has a sister, Kelli (who first taught him about styling hair). During Highschool He became close friends with a current Latin teacher at Sidwell Friends School Leigh Gilman. After high school he moved first to Dallas, where he studied philosophy at Brookhaven College and first became interested in religion and the healing arts. He then moved to Austin, where he had initially planned to pursue his interest in acting by studying drama at the University of Texas at Austin, though he was precluded by his extreme shyness. In his mid-twenties, he moved to New Orleans, where he earned a degree in TV production and theater studies at Loyola University. In 1996 three of Douglas' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyan Khojandi
Kyan Khojandi (born 29 August 1982) is a French comedian, actor and screenwriter born to a French mother and an Iranian father. He is best known for playing the main character in the television series ''Bref'', which was broadcast on Canal+ from 2011 to 2012. Life and career Kyan Khojandi was born in Reims. His father was Persians, Persian and worked as a geologist before fleeing the Iranian Revolution, and later worked in the carpet trade when he arrived in France. His mother is a lawyer, originally from Picardy. He has one brother, Keyvan Khojandi, who plays the role of Kyan's brother in the ''Bref'' series. At 6 years old, Kyan entered the Music conservatory of Reims where he learned to play viola. He then entered the Cours Simon in Paris in 2004 where he studied theatre to become a professional comedian. He wrote his first texts in 2006, then started open stages and played in artists' opening shows. From March 2008 to February 2010, he appeared in the show ''La Bande-ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cian
In Irish mythology, Cian or Cían (), nicknamed Scal Balb, was the son of Dian Cecht, the physician of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and best known as the father of Lugh Lamhfada. Cían's brothers were Cu, Cethen, and Miach. Cían was slain by the Sons of Tuireann, for which Lugh demanded various treasures around the world as éraic (compensation), according to the account in the "Book of Invasions" (''Lebor Gabála Érenn'', LGE) as well as the late romance version "The Fate of the Children of Tuireann". Name Cían means "enduring one"; ''cían'' signifying "long, enduring, far, distant". Scal BalbLebor Gabála Érenn, , p. 101 (Introduction); ¶311 p. 116 ¶330 p. 148–, ¶368 p. 186– is a nickname borne by other personages and means "dumb champion", with "dumb" in the sense of unable to make speech. By most accounts, Lug's mother is the Fomorian princess Ethniu,Lebor Gabála Érenn, ed. tr. ¶311 p. 117 but according to an interpolated text the LGE, Cían is also known by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Masculine Given Names
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |