Popular Baby Names in Providence, RI, 1866. 1  Mary and John were the most popular baby names in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1866. 2  I recently read something about the TV show Bones, which has been on the air since 2005. 3  A New England woman with the unique name Aldaberontophoscophornia.
Killian /kil-lian/ [3 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced KIL-ee-an. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Killian is bright-headed. From the same root as Kelly. The name is popular in France. Kreatif forms: Kellian, Killianna, Kilna.
This ancient surname is of Roman (Latin) pre Cristian origins. It derives from the word 'crucis' meaning 'cross'. There are several potential origins, the most popular being that it was originally a habitational name for a person who lived at one of the many places called Cruc or Cros.