Ronan (name)
Ronan or Rónán is an Irish and Breton male first name and family name .
Origin and meaning
The name means "little seal ". It is derived from the Irish rón ( harbor seal, seal), combined with a diminutive final syllable.
The popularity of the name is due to Saint Ronan of Locronan , who was a traveling Irish bishop and became a hermit in Brittany. He died in Locronan in the Finistère department in Brittany in the 6th century .
name day
February 7th and June 1st , commemoration of the eponymous saint
Name bearer
First name
- Ronan Bennett (born 1956), Irish writer
- Ronan Guilfoyle (* 1958), Irish jazz musician and composer
- Ronan Keane (born 1932), Irish judge
- Ronan Keating (born 1977), Irish singer
- Declan Ronan Lang (born 1950), British Roman Catholic bishop
- Ronan O'Gara (born 1977), Irish rugby union player
- Ronan O'Rahilly (1940-2020) Irish businessman
- Ronan Pensec (* 1963), French road cyclist
- Ronan Rafferty (* 1964), Northern Irish professional golfer
- Ronan van Zandbeek (* 1988), Dutch racing cyclist
family name
- Dan Ronan (1990-2014), American comedian
- Daniel J. Ronan (1914–1969), American politician
- Frank Ronan (born 1963), Irish writer
- John Ronan (composer) (1894–1962), Canadian composer and music teacher
- John Ronan (architect) (* 1963), American architect, designer and university professor
- Saoirse Ronan (born 1994), Irish actress
- William J. Ronan († 2014), American political scientist and administrator
additional
- Rónán mac Colmáin, an Irish king of legends, see Fingal Rónáin
- Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec , design studio in Paris