Óran

[Tollygunge]

For a boy. What do you think?

26 years ago I babysat in Dublin for a delightful little boy called Oran. He used to say 'Me's a man' - a lovely wee boy.

If you know anyone in Glasgow/Scotland their first thought is going to be... "Oh like the pub on Byers Road" (Òran Mor).

My first thought was the pub on byres road!! But have heard of people using it as a boys name!!

I'm Scottish and pronounce it o( phonically, same way as orange) ran! It is Gaelic for song ( don't know if you know that OP)

Quite popular in my kids primary school - in Belfast. Mainly spelt Odhran. I'd know more Odhrans than Ben/Jack/Oliver and the like.

Odhrán very popular in Ireland it is an Irish name.

I am totally falling in love with it now. I thought it was Gaelic for 'pale' not dong though. But song is a nicer meaning. I am def correct in saying the fada makes it oh-ran right? I like pronunciation or-ran more- but is that even a name? And then you wouldn't have fada?? DM says it depends where you come from hoe you pronounce the fada but she's been over here for donkeys years so might not be most reliable!

I know at least four. Is it unusual? One is well in to his 40s

I am in Ireland. All the ones I know, it is like Foreign without the F. The way we say it. Not the way the americans say it.

I have not seen it with the fadagh on the O. That is a step too gaelscoil for me. :-p

Im in the NE and know one - he's 12 now. Lovely name.

I'm in NI and Oran (sorry, can't do fadas on phone I think) is so popular!! I love it. It sounds mystical, which is a lovely and common theme for Irish names.

I've never met one but obvs I'm in England. I'm saying it over and over and like foreign without the f def my face pronunciation. Or-ran maybe sounds a bit American. So consensus is no fada right?!

Fave pronunciation I mean

See I also love Oisin but my accent makes it sound like Ocean, which I don't love

I vote no Fada

Oran does mean song in Scottish Gaelic, but the name Oran/Odhran has a different origin. As previous poster says, it originates from a word meaning 'pale' or 'pale green/pale yellow' .

Today, when naming babies, people have blended the meanings of two words that sound the same. I suppose its a bit like the female names Lynette and Linnet; they sound much the same but have completely different origins.

I like it.

Just wanted to make it clear that in previous post I was not intending any criticism. Words and names change over time, and 'song' is a lovely meaning. I was just being factual about the original meaning of the name.

I have a nephew called Órán. Pronounced Oar-un. I like it!