Oran

Hebrew, Irish, Scottish

"light, song, little green one"

Oran Origin and Meaning

The name Oran is a boy's name of Aramaic, Irish origin meaning "light, song, little green one".

A calm and gentle multicultural choice. Oran is popular in Ireland, where its Gaelic form is Odhrán, meaning "little green one". In Scottish Gaelic, the name means "song", and in Hebrew, it's a combination of Or "light" + Ran "singing".

Oran Rank in US Top 1000

# 989 in the US

Oran Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 506 on Nameberry

Oran Popularity

• 506 Nameberry 2024
• 158 Scotland 2023
• 83 Ireland 2012

20 Names Similar to Oran

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• Orin
• Eoin
• Oren
• Senan
• Odhran
• Ori
• Orville
• Niall
• Tiernan
• Darren
• Tavish
• Fionn
• Larkin
• Cathal
• Darragh
• Rian
• Torin
• Nirel
• Hadar
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Famous People Named Oran

• Oran of Iona Irish saint
• Oran Milo Roberts American politician; 17th Governor of Texas
• Oran Faville American politician; 1st Lt. Gov. of Iowa
• Oran Wendle Eagleson American psychologist
• Oran Etkin Israeli jazz musician
• Oran Kenneth Gragson American politician; former Mayor of Las Vegas
• Oran "Juice" Jones American R&B singer
• Oran Leo "Tony" McPherson Canadian politician from Alberta

Oran in Pop Culture

• Oran Algeria
• Oran High School Host Club anime and manga series