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Dun-word diminutive in the Irish name account
The Irish personal-name entry explains its formation using the historical dun word and a diminutive suffix; its modern surface analysis is odhar plus -án. The linked Irish adjective entry glosses odhar as dun, with dull or dark senses. This is a documented word-formation account, not a description of a bearer’s appearance. The licensed pale-green wording is not established by these inspected entries.
English descendant of Irish Odhrán, from Old Irish Odrán
The exact Irish personal-name entry explicitly lists English Odhran among its descendants and traces Odhrán to Old Irish Odrán. This establishes the spelling-specific transmission route; it does not assign a bearer’s nationality or ancestry.
Not yet published for this spelling.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 21 | 1307 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2025 | Boys | 39 | 55 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2025 | Boys | 11 | 316 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2025 | Boys | 42 | 130 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 5 | 12008 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The Irish personal-name entry explains its formation using the historical dun word and a diminutive suffix; its modern surface analysis is odhar plus -án. The linked Irish adjective entry glosses odhar as dun, with dull or dark senses. This is a documented word-formation account, not a description of a bearer’s appearance. The licensed pale-green wording is not established by these inspected entries. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact Irish personal-name entry explicitly lists English Odhran among its descendants and traces Odhrán to Old Irish Odrán. This establishes the spelling-specific transmission route; it does not assign a bearer’s nationality or ancestry. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Irish Odhrán entry lists Oran alongside Odhran among its English descendants. This is one documented shared name route, not proof that every use of the spelling has this origin or that the forms are preferred nicknames. Spelling-specific statistics remain separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Irish Odhrán entry lists Oren alongside Odhran among its English descendants. This is one documented shared name route, not proof that every use of the spelling has this origin or that the forms are preferred nicknames. Spelling-specific statistics remain separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Irish Odhrán entry lists Orin alongside Odhran among its English descendants. This is one documented shared name route, not proof that every use of the spelling has this origin or that the forms are preferred nicknames. Spelling-specific statistics remain separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Attribution: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
