Óran

[Tollygunge]

For a boy. What do you think?

[sonlypuppyfat]

I've never seen it before how do you pronounce it

[BennyTheBall]

I know an Oran (and a Toren)

Meh - it's OK.

[MumOnACornishFarm]

I'm not a fan, it sounds like you're trying a little too hard to be different. Sorry! It's also the name of a really creepy goth character in Parks & Recreation and I am incapable of shaking an association between a name and a person/character that I dislike. Stupid, I know.

[JazzAnnNonMouse]

Is it said like ore- ran ? Or oh- ran?
I like the first pronunciation

[AuntieStella]

I think of Oran 'Juice' Jones (The Rain)

Now, that reference might mean nothing to you, but there is the potential for exactly the same NN if you're in an Anglophone country.

[Belmo]

I think it's lovely!

[DontKillMyVibe]

I really like it. It was near the top of my list before we found out we are having a girl

[DontKillMyVibe]

.... Torin and Odin were also on the list. Like Oisin too but a friend already has a DS with that name

[MyNewBearTotoro]

I've never heard it before but I really like it.

[ummlilia]

Wouldn't work for me because I think right away of the place Oran in Algeria , but otherwise I have never come across it before and am not sure how to pronounce it. is there stress on the O (given the accent on the letter)?

[IoraRua]

Gorgeous name.

[clogher]

Loved it and wanted it for DS but DH and I differed as to how we pronounced it so was ultimately abandoned

[LadyAntonella]

I like it, but I prefer Oisin!

[exWifebeginsat40]

there's a VERY odd anime called Oren High School Host Club and it makes me think of that. i know this is niche, however!

what sound is the O with an accent?

[exWifebeginsat40]

*Ouran, even.

[AugustRose]

I've never heard it before but I think it's nice.

[MaudGonneMad]

It's pronounced Oh-run. Lovely name.

[Fridaynamechange]

I've never heard of Oran as a boys name. I live in Scotland and it's a girls name here, it's Gaelic for music

[RJnomore1]

I know someone with a son called Auryn?

[MaudGonneMad]

Irish for song in Ireland is Amhrán; Óran (or Odhran) was a 6th century saint.

[MaudGonneMad]

^ Those two words have similar overall sounds, but different syllables/vowel sounds are emphasised.

[florascotianew]

St Oran/Odhran is a (male) saint in Scotland, too. He was one of St Columba's followers, born in Ireland. It was said that he was buried alive in the foundations of St Columba's chapel on Iona - if true, an interesting example of a pre-Christian custom continued by Christian misionaries.

There were 15 baby boys named Oran in Scotland in 2015, and 4 named Odhran, and 3 girls named Oran [[http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/names/babies-first-names/full-lists-of-babies-first-names-2010-to-2014]

[MrsSpecter]

I have an Ódhran so i am biased. Pr. Awwrin or ohrin

[DramaAlpaca]

I like it.

It's a fairly uncommon Irish boys' name that's easy to spell & pronounce. I'm surprised it's not used more, actually.

[Tollygunge]

Hi, just checking back in- thanks for the comments. The fada means it's pronounced oh-ran, though I've seen it without pronounced or-ran, which I might prefer! Mum is Irish but we don't live there. I love oisin, and Torin is also in our list. Odin was as well till I started thinking odious. Boys names are so hard. I'm liking this at the moment.