Rónán

Rónán (anglicized Ronan) is an Irish language male given name meaning "little seal" (Rón meaning "seal", and -án being a diminutive suffix). It may refer to: Legend tells of a seal who is warned never to stray too close to the land. When the “”seal child”" 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. But she can’t forget her husband and children and can even be seen swimming close to the shore, keeping a watchful eye on them.

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 Finn (born 1987), Irish footballer
• 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

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), fictional centaur in the Harry Potter universe
• "Ronan" (song), a song by Taylor Swift
• Ronan the Accuser, fictional character in Marvel comic books
• Ronon Dex, fictional character in the television series Stargate Atlantis
• St. Ronan's Well, 1824 novel by Sir Walter Scott
• Roran Garrowson or Stronghammer, a fictional character in The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini
• Ronan Lynch, fictional character in The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater