Ronan

Irish
"little seal"

Ronan Origin and Meaning

The name Ronan is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "little seal".

Ronan is the compelling legendary name of twelve Irish and Scottish saints that is now drawing some deserved attention; this cousin of the ascending Roman and Rowan was chosen by actor Daniel Day-Lewis and his writer-director wife Rebecca Miller in 1998, and more recently by actress Catherine Bell.

Ronan is a Harry Potter name—that of a centaur who lives in the Forbidden Forest. Ronan Keating is an Irish singer, Ronan Farrow is a TV personality and Hollywood scion, and its presence as a surname is represented by young actress Saoirse Ronan.

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Famous People Named Ronan

  • Ronan Patrick John Keating
    Irish singer of group Boyzone
  • Ronan Patrick Rafferty
    Irish golfer
  • Ronan Tynan
    Irish operatic tenor
  • Ronan John Ross O'Gara
    Irish rugby union player
  • Ronan Vibert
    English actor
  • Ronan Parke
    English pop singer
  • Ronan Browne
    Irish folk piper
  • Ronan Finn
    Irish footballer
  • Ronan Sean Thompson
    boy with cancer who inspired Taylor Swift's song "Ronan"
  • (Satchel) Ronan O'Sullivan Farrow
    son of actors Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, journalist and lawyer
  • Ronan Cal Day
    Lewis (b. 1998), son of actor Daniel Day,Lewis
  • Ronan Bell (b. 2010)
    son of actress Catherine Bell
  • Ronan Laine Gallagher (b. 2017)
    son of actress Megan Hilty and Brian Gallagher

The name Ronan in Pop Culture

  • "Ronan
    " song by Taylor Swift
  • Ronan Lynch
    character in "The Raven Cycle" by Maggie Stiefvater
  • Ronan the Accuser
    villain in Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy"
  • Ronan O'Connor
    character in game "Murdered: Soul Suspect"
  • Ronan
    centaur in "Harry Potter" series
  • Ronan
    character in the "Remnants" trilogy by Lisa T. Bergren

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