Aran

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/ˈæɹən/

proper noun

An archipelago off the west coast of Ireland, also called the Arans or the Aran Islands.

OriginIrish Árainn →
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Meanings

Aran1

proper noun
  1. An archipelago off the west coast of Ireland, also called the Arans or the Aran Islands.

    The first thing we noticed going out to Aran was the light. It was coming from the opposite direction and felt strange. To us living in Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland, the world seemed to be turned around a full hundred and eighty degrees

    2007, Hugo Hamilton, The Harbor Boys: A Memoir, page 147
  2. The barony which contains these islands.
nounAran (countable and uncountable, plural Arans)

plural Arans

  1. countableuncountableA medium weight of yarn.

Aran2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Arran (“a region of eastern Transcaucasia”).

Origin

  1. IrishÁrainn
  2. IrishÁrainn
  3. EnglishAran

Borrowed from Irish Árainn.

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Translations

Irish Oileáin Árann, Árainn
  • Oileáin Árannarchipelago off the west coast of Ireland
  • Árainnarchipelago off the west coast of Ireland
Portuguese Ilhas Aran
  • Ilhas Aranarchipelago off the west coast of Ireland

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Aran

Aaronbaronbarrencaronarran
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Sounds the same

ArranErinAaron (in some pronunciations)ArranErinAaron (in some pronunciations)

Anagrams

naraRanaArna
Cite this entry
APA

Aran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aran

MLA

“Aran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aran. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aran,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aran.

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