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Aran

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈæɹən/
  • rhymes with -æɹən
  • homophone: Arran
  • homophone: Erin
  • homophone: Aaron (in some pronunciations)
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 R AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

An archipelago off the west coast of Ireland, also called the Arans or the Aran Islands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

The barony which contains these islands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

Alternative form of Arran (“a region of eastern Transcaucasia”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A medium weight of yarn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Árainn.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Irish: Oileáin Árann — archipelago off the west coast of Ireland
  • Irish: Árainn — archipelago off the west coast of Ireland
  • Manx: Aran — archipelago off the west coast of Ireland
  • Portuguese: Ilhas Aran — archipelago off the west coast of Ireland