name
arran
Arran (name) means Ellipsis of Isle of Arran, Scotland.
name
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Ellipsis of Isle of Arran, Scotland.
2
A male given name transferred from the place name, of modern Scottish usage.
3
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
4
Synonym of Arranmore (island in County Donegal, Ireland)
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Etymology
Derived from Scottish Gaelic Arainn, but the name is ultimately probably of non-Indo-European (substrate) or Pictish origin, along with other uncertain names in Scotland such as Skye, Lewis, and Islay. Possibly from a Brythonic/Pictish term ancestral or cognate to Middle Welsh aran (“"high place"”).
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What is the meaning of arran?
"arran" (name) means ellipsis of Isle of Arran, Scotland.
What are the different meanings of arran?
"arran" has 3 main meanings: 1. Ellipsis of Isle of Arran, Scotland; 2. A male given name transferred from the place name, of modern Scottish usage; 3. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.