Arran
AR-an
Scottish place name
"ridged island"Arran Origin and Meaning
The name Arran is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "ridged island".
Arran Island (not to be confused with the Aran Islands in Ireland) is a large island in Scotland's Firth (or bay) of Clyde. Attractive name, long popular in Scotland, but elsewhere would be forever be mixed up with Aaron.
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Arran in Pop Culture
- Arren (also known as Lebannen)character in Ursula K. LeGuin's Earthsea novels