Kian /kian/ [2 sylls.] as a name for boys. Kian means ancient; God is gracious. Kian is a variant transcription of Cian (Irish, Gaelic). Kian is also a variation of Keon (Irish, Hebrew): version of Ewan.harted below is the birth name popularity of Kian for boys. Kian entered the list in 2000 and reached its top rank of #494 in the U.S. in 2014. (2014 Birth Statistics). Cian and Keon are the prominent alternative forms of Kian (#494 the previous year) ranked in the Top 1000.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: The Boxer was bred in Germany from the Bulldog and the now extinct Bullenbeisser ('bull-biter'). It was bred to chase, bite, and hold onto large game such as dear and boar.
The Boxer Rebellion, a bloody uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century against foreigners, is a relatively obscure historical event with far-reaching consequences that nevertheless is often remembered because of its unusual name. The Boxers. Who exactly were the Boxers? They were members of a secret society made up mostly of peasants in northern China known as I-ho-ch'uan (Righteous and Harmonious Fists) and were called the Boxers by the Western press; members of the secret society practiced boxing and calisthenic rituals that they thought would make them impervious to bullets and attacks, and this led to their unusual but memorable name.