Etymology

arran

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Middle English arayne ← Old French araigne ← Latin arānea
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arran · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromarānea
  2. Old French · derived fromaraigne
  3. Middle English · inherited fromarayne
  4. English todayarran

Inherited from Middle English arayne, arane, from Old French araigne, aragne, from Latin arānea, related to or derived from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē). Doublet of Arachne.

Arran · proper noun2

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromArainn
  2. English todayArran

Derived from Scottish Gaelic Arainn, but the name is ultimately probably of non-Indo-European (substrate) or Pictish origin, along with other uncertain names in Scotland such as Skye, Lewis, and Islay. Possibly from a Brythonic/Pictish term ancestral or cognate to Middle Welsh aran (“"high place"”).

Arran · proper noun3

  1. Middle Persian · derived from*ʾldʾn
  2. English todayArran

Derived from Middle Persian *ʾldʾn (/⁠arrān⁠/). Cognate with Parthian 𐭀𐭓𐭃𐭀𐭍 (ʾrdʾn /⁠ardān⁠/). Ultimately from an unknown source, underlying also Old Armenian Աղուանք (Ałuankʻ) and Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).

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