Coran - Irish (?) boys' name - how do you pronounce it?

[prairiegirl81]

Just that really, I'm not expecting a baby but just came across this name and it really struck me. Google says it's Irish, does anyone know how to pronounce it? Thanks, C x

[Twighlightsparkle]

Agree with flora, sounds more scottish

[florascotia]

Corin (as in Redgrave) is a good name.

Just in case it is relevant, Corran in Scottish Gaelic is usually a geographical description. Language experts say meaning of Corran Ferry = ' ferry at the spit of land running into the sea'.
See: www.gaelicplacenames.org/databasedetails.php?id=28


However, there was a fascinating monk called Oran (various spellings), who lived on the beautiful island of Iona, not that far away. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odran_of_Iona And also a St Oran from Ireland...

[Anjou]

My friend has a DS named Corran, pronounced Korr-un. It's the same spelling as the Corran Ferry which runs near Fort William in Scotland. She says that she researched it and found that the Corran Narrows (the water the ferry crosses) somehow links back to an Irish saint? No idea which one or how though. Not very helpful am I?! Sorry.

[prairiegirl81]

Thanks, guys! Don't worry it's not going to be used any time in the near future and if it is, I won't be telling anyone it's Irish! x

[JuneauWhoIAm]

Anchoress sorry, I just saw your post saying the same.

You still can't make it anything it's not though.

[JuneauWhoIAm]

It couldn't ever have a have a fada.
You can't Irish up a name.
Really, if you want to use it do but don't try and explain it or give it heritage it doesn't have.

If you found it on an American type name site please don't take it as Gospel or tell people you read it was Irish.
Those sites try and tell you names like Brayden are Orish because of the tale of An Bradán Feasa. That means salmon of knowledge by the way and has nothing to do with any Braydens, it doesn't even remotely sound the same.


The zed talks sense up there ^

[prairiegirl81]

Wigglesrock - I didn't click, but yes, I've heard it as in Corin Redgrave.

Anchoress, thanks, I actually saw in a newspaper about the Royal Festival of Remembrance, one of the fallen servicemen was called Coran. So, in Irish, if it were written down, to be pronounced Corran, would it have any fadas? x

[Anchoress]

I'm Irish too and have never heard of it. If you encountered it on a US baby names website, in my experience, they frequently impute entirely spurious Irish origins to names which aren't! How it would be pronounced if it were Irish could depend in whether it had a fada (acute accent) on either or both vowels - it could be Corran, COE-ran, COe-RAWN etc.

[wigglesrock]

I only know it spelt like Corin Redgrave - the actor.

[prairiegirl81]

Thank you, Maryz and JuneauWhoIAm, still can't find much, but seems to definitely be 'Celtic' in origin. Some suggestion that there is a Cornish version, Corin. I need to find out about this mysterious name! x

[JuneauWhoIAm]

It's definitely not Irish.

[prairiegirl81]

Thanks, all, I've never heard the name either (mind you, I'm not Irish!). Maryz: I also found the reference to St. Coran's well, but nothing else about St. Coran himself. Hmmm, the name is on several baby name sites, but it seems to be a bit of a mystery! x

[BunnyLebowski]

I'm Irish and have never heard of that name.

Conan, yes.
Ciaran, yes.

Coran, no.

[Iatemyskinnyperson]

I'm Irish and I'm not familiar with that name. Might you mean Ciaran?