Corran...would you think it was a boys/girls name. Does it sound like an odd name?

I think it's quite a unisex name actually, more masculine but could be used for a girl like Morgan
There's a trend (especially in America) for more traditionally masculine names being used for girls.

He'll be condemned to a lifetime of having to spell it out- nobody will ever get it right- they will go for Corin and Coren first. Honestly. And I speak as someone who has a name with 2 spellings and people have 50:50 chance of getting it right and that's annoying enough. A name which no one will ever get right.......no.

Love it we had it on the short list of our baby boy names

OP Many congratulations!

Boy name, coRRRan rolling r
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My son was born on 8th April and we have named him Corran. My husband and I are both Scottish but live in the south east of England. Totally agree with Florascotia in this thread and must add that we have been inundated with compliments regarding our son's name. I am very glad we chose it and hope that in the years to come, he loves it too.

I really like the name. I haven't come across any other Corrans or Corins. To me it is a gender neutral name and sounds nice. If I were a boy I think I would like it if it were my name.

Without having read the thread and having a few Scottish and Irish relatives and friends, I'd immediately think Scots/Irish, and male. Beautiful sound and to me very masculine. Love it.

Having read the thread I'd still think exactly the same.

I wouldn't think it was a name at all. I'd just thing the parents made it up for the poor child.

I like Corran! I'd expect a Corran to be a boy.

Trivial point, but Scottish Gaelic is one of those languages, like French, in which words are 'male' or 'female'. Corran is masculine, so it sort of fits to use Corran as boy's name.

As well as Corran Ferry near Fort William,mentioned above, there is also Corran bay (= curved, rounded bay) on Skye (near Snizort) and Corran river on the Isle of Jura. All beautiful places - great excuses for a holiday to go and see see them if you give or have Corran as a name!

Because Corran means 'curved, crescent, rounded', it can also be used as the name for old-fashioned farm implement, a sickle.

It does sound quite similar to Irish Ciaran and English Corin, but is not the same as either.

I know a Corran, he is gorgeous, I thought it was an Irish name? I'd assumed it was an Irish version of Cieran or suchlike.

It's a lovely name, really suits the little boy I know and has never occurred to me that it could be a girls name.

17leftfeet

Thanks. I'm getting to not mind it now. When people I've just met see it written in full, they now tend to mention the daughter of Angelina Joliet and Brad Pitt having that name. At least adults recognise the femininity of the spelling.

I grew up in Widnes, industrial heart of NW England until the mid 1980's at least. What were my parents thinking?!?!

Sorry to derail OP.

Holiday the Scottish pronunciation is CORR-an. As above, it means 'crescent' or 'curved headland'.
The 'rr' is very 'rhotic' (ie rrrrrrrrrrolled).

Corin is a boys name and has been for centuries. It's a version an ancient Roman name, Quirinus, and means 'spear'; it's also the name of a Shakespearean character - a shepherd - in 'As You Like It'.

Corran reads like a modern non-gender specific name. I would assume that it was said "co-RAN".
Corin I would suspect was variation on Corinne, so probably female.
I have a girl cousin Corinne (50yo, "co-RIN" or "KUH-rin"). I thought it was a French name.

I know a 40 year old female Corinne and an almost 3 year old little boy called Corran - both pronounced Corr-un. Corran is the only boy I know with his name. My first thought was the ferry, as others have mentioned up thread. His mum says it's of Irish origin (also mentioned up thread). It doesn't raise any eyebrows here in Scotland.

My friend has a 4 year old son called Corran. It's an usual name but I like it.

meow75

There was a boy at our school was very great full for that sit com as he was always told he had a girls name

My mum had several friends with the name who were all called auntie ...

Very common name in my neck of the woods

I wanted to name our DS that, I love the books! But DH and me couldn't agree on how to pronounce it. Mine was the correct way obviously..

I know a little girl called Orin, I like it

Prefer Corin, or you might consider Corbin. I would think of it as a boys name.

It's not a made-up name, just not well known in England I imagine which is the limit of many posters' world view

I know of a 2yo boy called Corran (not mine!) and it doesn't raise any eyebrows round here in Edinburgh.

'reminds me of Giles Coren. and that's not a bad thing'

Reminds me of Giles Coren. Always a bad thing.

I rather like Corin for boys. Actor Corin Redgrave was v impressive, too.

Re Morgan, I prefer Morgaine or (French) Morgane or even Morgana for girls and Morgan for boys.

According to this website, the male 'Morgan' and female 'Morgane' names have completely different origins, which is interesting:
www.behindthename.com/name/morgan-2