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Rónán (anglicized Ronan) is an Irish language male given name meaning "little seal" (Rón meaning "seal", and -án being a diminutive suffix) and was the given name of twelve saints throughout history,[1] including St Ronan of Locronan, St Ronan of Iveagh, St Ronan of Iona, St Ronan of Ulster and St Ronan Finn, who was made famous in the legend Buile Shuibhne (The Madness of Suibhne).
The name may derive from the Irish legend that tells of a mother seal who is warned never to stray too close to the land. When the seal is swept ashore by a huge wave, she becomes trapped in a human form, known as a "Selkie" or "seal maiden." Although she lives as the wife of a fisherman and bears him children, known as "ronans" or "little seals," she never quite loses her "sea-longing." Eventually she finds the "seal-skin" which the fisherman has hidden and slips back into the ocean. However, she can’t forget her husband and children and can even be seen swimming close to the shore, keeping a watchful and loving eye on them.[2]
People
- First name
- St Ronan of Locronan, 6th century Irish saint
- Ronan Bennett, (born 1956), Northern Irish writer
- Ronan Carolino Falcão (born 1985), Equatoguinean footballer
- Ronan Farrow (born 1987), American writer and activist
- Ronan Hardiman (born 1962), Irish composer
- Ronan Harris (born 1967), Irish musician
- Ronan Keane (born 1932), Irish judge
- Ronan Keating (born 1977), Irish singer
- Ronan Kelly, Irish producer
- Ronan Keenan (1932–2007), South African writer
- Ronan Lee (born 1976), Australian politician
- Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí (born 1970), Irish broadcaster
- Rónán mac Colmáin (died 605), Irish king
- Rónán Mullen (born 1970), Irish politician
- Ronan O'Brien (born 1974), Irish writer
- Ronan O'Gara (born 1977), Irish rugby player
- Ronan O'Rahilly (born 1940), Irish businessman
- Rónán Ó Snodaigh (born 1970), Irish musician
- Ronan Parke (born 1998), British singer
- Ronan Pensec (born 1963), French cyclist
- Ronan Queiroz de Paula Afonso (born 1994), Brazilian footballer
- Ronan Rafferty (born 1964), Northern Irish golfer
- Ronan Sheehan (born 1953), Irish writer
- Ronan Thompson (2007-2011), American who died of Neuroblastoma cancer and subject of Taylor Swift song "Ronan"
- Ronan Tynan (born 1960), Irish tenor and paralympian
- Ronan Vibert (born 1964), British actor
- Ronan Neill (born 2003), Legend
- Surname
- Colin Ronan (1920–1995), British astronomer and writer
- Daniel Ronan (1914–1969), American politician
- Ed Ronan (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player
- Frank Ronan (born 1963), Irish writer
- George Ronan, first graduate of West Point to die in action
- Niall Ronan (born 1982), Irish rugby player
- Saoirse Ronan (born 1994), Irish-American actress
Places
- Ronan, Montana
- St Ronan's School, Kent, England
Other
- Ronan (album), Ronan Keating's debut album
- Ronan (Harry Potter), a fictional character in the Harry Potter universe
- "Ronan" (song), a song by Taylor Swift
- Ronan the Accuser, a fictional character in Marvel comic books
- Ronan the Barbarian, a novel by James Bibby
- St. Ronan's Well, an 1824 novel by Sir Walter Scott
- Ronon Dex, a fictional character in the Stargate Atlantis television series