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Rónán, anglicised as Ronan, is an Irish and Breton male given name and surname derived from rón, the Irish word for 'seal'. The given name dates back to Primitive Irish in the form ᚏᚑᚅᚐᚅᚅ [ᚋᚐᚊ ᚉᚑᚋᚑᚌᚐᚅᚅ], found as an ogham inscription which translates as 'Rónán, son of Comgán'.
Rónán, anglicised as Ronan, is an Irish and Breton male given name and surname derived from rón, the
A boy name with 2 syllables. Currently considered rare.
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Ronan is a masculine given name of Irish origin, meaning "little seal". The name was popularized in Ireland by Saint Rónán, a 7th-century bishop and abbot. It is also used as a surname, often an anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó Rónáin, meaning "descendant of Rónán".
Ronan Keating, Ronan O'Gara, Ronan Farrow, Ronan Vibert, Ronan Daly
Ro, Ronnie
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