Kian
Kian means King, ancient, grace of God.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Persian |
| Language | Multi-regional |
| Starts with | K |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “King, ancient, grace of God”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Rishi — Meanings families give: Sage, wise one; Sage, a holy seer who perceives divine truth; Sage, seer, enlightened one; Ancient sage, wise one
- Kiaan — Ancient, king
- Alexander — From Ancient Greek Aléxandros — 'to defend' + 'man' — traditionally 'defender of man'
- Kiyana — Ancient, time, God
- Lucas — From Ancient Greek Loukâs, via Latin Lucas
- Vaishali — Of ancient city Vaishali, prosperous
More boys' names of Persian origin
Where this comes from
Kian has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.