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 [ 2 syll. ro-nan, ron-an ] The boy name Ronan is pronounced as ROWNahN KEY. Ronan is used mostly in English and Irish, and it is of Celtic origin. Ronan's meaning is little seal. The name is from the Gaelic Rónán, a nickname derived as a diminutive of the Irish Gaelic 'rón' (seal). The name was borne by a 5th century Irish saint who worked as a missionary in Cornwall and Brittany. See also the related form, the English and Scottish Rhona. Ronan is a fairly popular baby name for boys, and it is also regarded as rather trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 2000s; prior to that, it was of very modest use only. At the recent peak of its usage in 2008, 0.025% of baby boys were named Ronan. It ranked at #506 then. Out of all boy names in its group, Ronan was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Ronan include the Hebrew Ronen, the English Raheem, the Arabic and Iranian Rahim, the Turkish Rahman, the English Raimon, the name Raini, the Indian Rama, the English Ramey, the Arabic and Iranian Rami, the Iranian Ramin, the Spanish Ramon, the English and Spanish Ramone, the Spanish Ramón, the English Ramy, the Hebrew Ranen, the Hebrew Ranon, the Arabic and Iranian Rayan, the English and Spanish Raymon, the Slavic Rayno, and the English Rayshawn. KEY: Pronunciation for Ronan: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
