Doing a comparison between WordPress and Drupal, I was reading just about everything on the web this weekend. The recent release of WordPress, 2.0.5, named Ronan. Sure, when I came across your blog post, I thought I was about to finally see my 15 minutes of fame! What’s even cooler though, is to offer congrats to Ryan Boren on the birth of his new son (the first WP baby). Ronan is a cool first name. Ronan Keating, Ronan Tynan and Ronan Pensec are examples of musicians and bicycle racers who share Ronan as a first name.
When I give people my last name, this is often answered as in recognition to the Robert De Niro movie, Ronin. Ronin has a completely different definition that Ronan. According to Dictionary.com, The following is the meaning of the word Ronin:
- Ro”nin”, n. [Jap. r[=o]-nin, fr. Chin. lang profligate, lawless + j[^e]n (old sound n[=i]n) man.] In Japan, under the feudal system, a samurai who had renounced his clan or who had been discharged or ostracized and had become a wanderer without a lord; an outcast; an outlaw.
The definition of Ronan, according to Dictionary.com, is:
- –noun Irish Legend.
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
According to Google, there is a Harry Potter instance of the name Ronan as well:
- Ronan is a fictional character of the Harry Potter universe. He is a centaur, lives in the Forbidden Forest, and is distrustful of humans, although he tried to protect Harry and Hermione from the other centaurs in book 5 pointing out that they were “foals. He’s described as speaking with a doleful tone, and seems rather peaceful compared to other centaurs.
A long time ago, I did some research on Ronan folklore and found all kinds of stories. Many originating in Ireland and often containing several spelling variations such as; Ronane, Ronayne, O’Ronayne, O’Ronan, Roonane, O’Roonane, Roonan, O’Roonan and many more.
Thank YOU WordPress, for giving the name its day in the sun… for giving the name additional meaning in the technology and social community space… for extending the Ronan name from the folklore of past and giving it a new dimension in modern times. Welcome to the world, little Ronan.
i know a girl who’s last name is ronan and she is really interested in the origin of her name. Can you please send us some more information! Great stuff Mr. Ronan.. Also please check a family tree for ‘Tori Ronan’
Hi there. Do you know of her origin? I’m just in the beginning process of working on a family tree. My family is from Ireland but I’m not that deep in knowledge there. Also from your email address are you writing from Australia? I might be going there in the near future. Thanks for writing!