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Rónán
Rónán
1. Legendary king (d. 624) of Leinster who kills his own son Máel Fothartaig in Fingal Rónáin [How Rónán Slew His Son]. 2. St Rónán Finn (d. AD 664) of Magheralin who is described as cursing Suibne in Buile Suibhne [The Frenzy of Suibne/Sweeney]. His feast-day is 22 May. 3. often Ronan the Silent. Irish anchorite who settled in Brittany, where he became a Christian evangelist through the example of his charity and patience. In anticipation of St Francis of Assisi, stories portray him as keeping a tame pet wolf. The association has caused many commentators to confuse him with the even more shadowy St Ruman of 6th-century Britain, who was accused of being a werewolf. Although not on the official calendar of saints, Rónán (3) has been venerated on 1 June. The town of Locronan in south-western Brittany, rich in both pre-Christian and early Christian associations, commemorates his name. The Breton-born Celticist and agnostic Ernst Renan claimed him as patron saint in 1889. See A. Thomas, S. Ronan et la Troménie (Paris, 1893). 4. Father and patronym of the Fenian hero Caílte mac Rónáin. 5. Sometimes confused with St Rúadán (1). |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Rónán." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Rónán." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Rnn1.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Rónán." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Rnn1.html |
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Rónán
Rónán ♂ (Irish) Traditional name, from a diminutive of rón ‘seal’ (the animal). The name is recorded as being borne by various early Celtic saints, but there has been much confusion in the transmission of their names and most of them are also reliably named as Ruadhán (see Rowan). The most famous is a 5th-century Irish saint who was consecrated as a bishop by St Patrick and subsequently worked as a missionary in Cornwall and Brittany.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Rónán." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Rónán." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Rnn.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Rónán." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Rnn.html |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Rónán." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Rónán." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Rnn.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Rónán." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Rnn.html |
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Ronan
Ronan ♂ Anglicized spelling of Rónán, now moderately popular outside Ireland.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Ronan." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Ronan." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Ronan.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Ronan." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Ronan.html |
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Ronan
Ronan •Buchanan, cannon, canon, colcannon, Louisianan, Montanan, Rhiannon, Shannon
•Botswanan
•Lennon, pennon, tenon
•Canaan
•Burkinan, Henan
•finnan
•phenomenon, prolegomenon
•Parthenon
•Arizonan, Conan, Ronan
•Lebanon • Algernon • Vernon
•Groningen • Vlissingen
•Tongan, wrong'un
•cap'n, happen
•dampen, lampern
•aspen
•parpen, sharpen, tarpon
•weapon • hempen
•capon, misshapen
•cheapen, deepen, steepen
•tympan • ripen • saucepan • open
•lumpen
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"Ronan." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ronan." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Ronan.html "Ronan." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Ronan.html |
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