Ronan

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Canada, US/ˈroʊnən/UK/ˈrəʊnən/

proper noun

A male given name from Irish.

OriginIrish Rónán →
Less commonScrabble 5
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Irish.

    He'd said that his mother was from Ireland, that he had been born there but came to England when he was just a little boy, he had changed his name from Ronan to Robert, to fit in, and she'd said, fancy that.

    2013, Maggie O'Farrell, Instructions for a Heatwave, Tinder Press, →ISBN, page 188

Origin

  1. IrishRónán
  2. IrishRónán
  3. EnglishRonan

Borrowed from Irish Rónán.

More words from Irish

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Translations

French Ronan
  • Ronanmale given name
Irish Rónán
  • Rónánmale given name
Scottish Gaelic Rònan
  • Rònanmale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Naronanorn
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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