"Aran" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈæɹən/
Rhymes: -æɹən Etymology: Borrowed from Irish Árainn. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|Árainn}} Irish Árainn Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aran
  1. An archipelago off the west coast of Ireland, also called the Arans or the Aran Islands. Categories (place): Islands, Places in Ireland Derived forms: Aran jumper, Aran weight Translations (archipelago off the west coast of Ireland): Oileáin Árann [masculine, plural] (Irish), Árainn [feminine] (Irish), Aran [feminine] (Manx), Ilhas Aran [feminine, plural] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Aran-en-name-qCgzY1LO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 30 34 3 Disambiguation of 'archipelago off the west coast of Ireland': 96 4
  2. The barony which contains these islands.
    Sense id: en-Aran-en-name-QxMpoxG8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 30 34 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aran
  1. Alternative form of Arran (“a region of eastern Transcaucasia”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Arran (extra: a region of eastern Transcaucasia)
    Sense id: en-Aran-en-name-1JSyah64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 30 34 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈæɹən/
Rhymes: -æɹən Etymology: Borrowed from Irish Árainn. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|Árainn}} Irish Árainn Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Aran (uncountable)
  1. The weight, or thickness of yarn. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Aran-en-noun-XLvL8PnA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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