English
Ronan
Ronan comes from Irish Rónán, from rón ‘seal’, and ultimately from Old Irish rón.
- Old Irishc. 600–900rón‘seal’earlier origin unknown
- Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘seal’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentRónán
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Ronan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Irishc. 600–900rón‘seal’earlier origin unknown
- Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘seal’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentRónán
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Ronan
Earliest quotation: 2013, Maggie O'Farrell, Instructions for a Heatwave: “He'd said that his mother was from Ireland, that…”
Every English word from Old Irish rón
Today it means
name A male given name from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Irish rón / Ronan