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Rónán

February 24, 2024

This article is about the Irish name. For other uses, see Ronan (disambiguation).

Rónán, anglicised as Ronan, is an Irish and Breton male given name and surname. As a surname, it is derived from the Gaelic Ó Rónáin 'descendant of Rónán' The name has several meanings such as 'seal', 'a pledge', and 'a promising oath'. The word for seal in Irish Gaelic is rón.

The name is derived from a very old legend, which tells the story of a mother seal who is warned never to stray too close to the land. When the seal is swept ashore by a huge wave, she becomes trapped in a human form, known as a "Selkie" or "seal maiden". Although she lives as the wife of a fisherman and bears him children, known as "ronans" or "little seals", she never quite loses her "sea-longing". Eventually she finds the "seal-skin" which the fisherman has hidden and slips back into the ocean. However, she cannot forget her husband and children and can be seen swimming close to the shore, keeping a watchful and loving eye on them.[1]

The name has several variations and spellings including Renan, Ronen, Rowan, Ronin, Roman, Ronald, Donald and Daniel.[2][3][4]

Ronald, with its variants McReynolds and McRanald were changed to"Mac Dhomhnuill" an anglicization of a number of Gaelic names including MacDonald, McDaniel and Daniel. [5]

Saints edit

There are twelve Irish saints bearing the name of Ronan commemorated in the Martyrology of Donegal:[6] These include:

  • Ronan of Locronan, a c. 6th century Irish pilgrim saint and hermit in western Brittany
  • Rónán Mac Bearaigh (died 665), founder of Druim Inesclainn (Drumshallon) (see Féchín of Fore).
  • Rónán of Ulster, brother of St. Carnech, and grandson of Loarn, died 11 January 535.
  • Rónán Fionn is honoured as patron of Lan Ronan (Kelminiog) in Iveagh. His feast is celebrated on 22 May, both in Ireland and Scotland.
  • Rónán of Iona is explicitly referred to by Bede in the controversy with his countryman St Finan of Lindisfarne, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 660. This controversy, on the calculation of the date of Easter, was ended at the Synod of Whitby, in 664, when Rónán's views were upheld. This is the saint referred to in the title of Sir Walter Scott's book, Saint Ronan's Well. Scott's St. Ronan was a Celtic monk, Bishop of Kilmaronen, who advocated the use of the Roman rather than Celtic manner. This St Rónán is also the patron saint of the Scottish town of Innerleithen.
  • Rónán of Lismore was a successor of St. Carthage, and several Munster churches were built in his honour. His feast is celebrated on 9 February 763.
  • Another saint of this name is best known by the ruined church of Kilronan (Irish Cill Rónáin), Co. Roscommon, where Turlogh O'Carolan and Bishop O'Rourke are buried.

People with the given name edit

People with the surname edit

Fictional characters edit

See also edit

  • Ronon Dex, a fictional character in the Stargate Atlantis television series

References edit

  1. ^ "Irish baby names meanings - List of unique and unusual Irish names for your baby girl or boy". 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ https://nameberry.com/babyname/ronan
  3. ^ https://mommyandlove.com/middle-names-for-ronan/
  4. ^ https://www.familyeducation.com/baby-names/name-meaning/ronan
  5. ^ https://wmcreynolds.tripod.com/McRannald.htm
  6. ^ Flood, William Henry Grattan (1912). "St. Ronan" . Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13.

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This article is about the Irish name For other uses see Ronan disambiguation Ronan anglicised as Ronan is an Irish and Breton male given name and surname As a surname it is derived from the Gaelic o Ronain descendant of Ronan The name has several meanings such as seal a pledge and a promising oath The word for seal in Irish Gaelic is ron The name is derived from a very old legend which tells the story of a mother seal who is warned never to stray too close to the land When the seal is swept ashore by a huge wave she becomes trapped in a human form known as a Selkie or seal maiden Although she lives as the wife of a fisherman and bears him children known as ronans or little seals she never quite loses her sea longing Eventually she finds the seal skin which the fisherman has hidden and slips back into the ocean However she cannot forget her husband and children and can be seen swimming close to the shore keeping a watchful and loving eye on them 1 The name has several variations and spellings including Renan Ronen Rowan Ronin Roman Ronald Donald and Daniel 2 3 4 Ronald with its variants McReynolds and McRanald were changed to Mac Dhomhnuill an anglicization of a number of Gaelic names including MacDonald McDaniel and Daniel 5 Contents 1 Saints 2 People with the given name 3 People with the surname 4 Fictional characters 5 See also 6 ReferencesSaints editThere are twelve Irish saints bearing the name of Ronan commemorated in the Martyrology of Donegal 6 These include Ronan of Locronan a c 6th century Irish pilgrim saint and hermit in western Brittany Ronan Mac Bearaigh died 665 founder of Druim Inesclainn Drumshallon see Fechin of Fore Ronan of Ulster brother of St Carnech and grandson of Loarn died 11 January 535 Ronan Fionn is honoured as patron of Lan Ronan Kelminiog in Iveagh His feast is celebrated on 22 May both in Ireland and Scotland Ronan of Iona is explicitly referred to by Bede in the controversy with his countryman St Finan of Lindisfarne Bishop of Lindisfarne 660 This controversy on the calculation of the date of Easter was ended at the Synod of Whitby in 664 when Ronan s views were upheld This is the saint referred to in the title of Sir Walter Scott s book Saint Ronan s Well Scott s St Ronan was a Celtic monk Bishop of Kilmaronen who advocated the use of the Roman rather than Celtic manner This St Ronan is also the patron saint of the Scottish town of Innerleithen Ronan of Lismore was a successor of St Carthage and several Munster churches were built in his honour His feast is celebrated on 9 February 763 Another saint of this name is best known by the ruined church of Kilronan Irish Cill Ronain Co Roscommon where Turlogh O Carolan and Bishop O Rourke are buried People with the given name editRonan Bennett born 1956 Northern Irish writer Ronan Biger born 1985 French football midfielder Ronan amp Erwan Bouroullec Breton designers Ronan Falcao born 1985 Equatoguinean footballer Ronan Farrow born 1987 American writer and activist Ronan Hardiman born 1962 Irish composer Ronan Harris born 1967 Irish musician Ronan Hughes born 1998 Scottish footballer Ronan Huon 1922 2003 Breton writer Ronan Keane born 1932 Irish judge Ronan Keating born 1977 Irish singer Ronan Keenan 1932 2007 South African writer Ronan Labar born 1989 French badminton player Ronan Lee born 1976 Australian politician Ronan Leprohon 1939 2017 French Breton politician Ronan Mac Aodha Bhui born 1970 Irish broadcaster Ronan mac Colmain died 605 Irish king Ronan Mullen born 1970 Irish politician Ronan O Brien born 1974 Irish writer Ronan O Gara born 1977 Irish rugby player Ronan O Rahilly born 1940 Irish businessman Ronan o Snodaigh born 1970 Irish musician Ronan Pallier born 1970 French Paralympian athlete Ronan Parke born 1998 British singer Ronan Pensec born 1963 Breton cyclist Ronan Racault born 1988 French road cyclist Ronan Rafferty born 1964 Northern Irish golfer Ronan Sheehan born 1953 Irish writer Ronan Thompson 2007 2011 American who died of neuroblastoma cancer and subject of Taylor Swift song Ronan Ronan Tynan born 1960 Irish tenor and Paralympian Ronan Vibert born 1964 British actorPeople with the surname editAlfred Ronan born 1947 American politician Colin Ronan 1920 1995 British astronomer and writer Daniel J Ronan 1914 1969 American politician Ed Ronan born 1968 Canadian ice hockey player Frank Ronan born 1963 Irish writer George Ronan first graduate of West Point to die in action Kian Ronan born 2001 Gibraltarian footballer Niall Ronan born 1982 Irish rugby player Saoirse Ronan born 1994 Irish and American actress Susan Ronan born 1964 Irish footballer William Ronan 1912 2014 American public servant and academicFictional characters editRonan Harry Potter in the Harry Potter universe Ronan the Accuser a fictional character in Marvel comic books Ronan Erudon in the massively multiplayer online role playing game Grand Chase Ronan Lynch in The Raven Cycle series of fantasy novels by Maggie Stiefvater Ronan Malloy in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless the title character of Ronan the Barbarian a 1995 novel by James Bibby Alyson and Tyler Ronan the lead characters of the game Tell Me WhySee also editRonon Dex a fictional character in the Stargate Atlantis television seriesReferences edit Irish baby names meanings List of unique and unusual Irish names for your baby girl or boy 8 May 2021 https nameberry com babyname ronan https mommyandlove com middle names for ronan https www familyeducation com baby names name meaning ronan https wmcreynolds tripod com McRannald htm Flood William Henry Grattan 1912 St Ronan Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 13 nbsp This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ronan amp oldid 1208564959, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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