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Gender: Male Pronunciation: keer Meaning of Keir: "dark, black" Origin of Keir: Irish

Keir Origin and Meaning

The name Keir is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "dark, black".

Keir is a single-syllable name that packs a lot of punch, might suggest -- thanks to its similarity to the word care -- a caring person. Sir Keir Rodney Starmer is a British politician and head of the Labour Party in 2020. Keir Dullea is an American actor who starred in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Famous People Named Keir

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Keir Dillon, American pro snowboarder
Keir Dullea, American actor
Keir Gilchrist, English-born Canadian actor
Keir Hardie, Scottish socialist
Kier Maitland, Canadian freestyle swimmer
Keir O'Donnell, American actor
Keir Simmons, English journalist
James Keir Hardie, founder of the British Labour Party
Keir Starmer, Party leader of the British Labour Party as of 2020

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Keir, character in Sarah J Maas's "A Court of Thorns and Roses" book series

Nicknames & Variations for Keir

Keer, Kear

Comments

keir Says:

2015-10-06T14:42:59

my name is keir and I am from south africa

Karen W. Says:

2015-04-24T14:56:20

I named my son, Keir, because I wanted a short name that reflected my heritage and was 'different and unique' without being a weird made up name.

lesliemarion Says:

2015-02-14T23:30:52

One of the sexiest men's names I can think of, and lovely for a little boy too. Plus hard to make terrible nicknames of.