At a Glance: Name: Arran – Origin: Scottish (place name, the Isle of Arran) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: AIR-un
Arran is a Scottish (place name, the Isle of Arran) boy's name. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Arran
Origin: Scottish (place name, the Isle of Arran).
A common claim: Arran is sometimes taken as a Scottish form of Aaron, said to mean 'exalted' or 'mountain of strength' Actually: Arran is unrelated to Aaron — it derives from the Isle of Arran, whose name origin is unknown; the resemblance between the two names is coincidental (sound only).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Arran
Phonetic: AIR-un IPA: /ˈærən/
Popularity of Arran
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1973–2023.
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