Roran?

I stumbled upon this name while reading a book called “Eragon” to my nephew. At first I didn’t like it because it felt like a try hard pass at the name “[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]” but now I can’t get it out of my mind and find myself whispering the name every other minute.

What are your thoughts on Roran?

Is it supposed to be ro-run as in rhyming with [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]? My instinct was ror-run, like [name_u]Rory[/name_u] but with an -an ending. I quite like it, but it does sound a bit trendy.

It’s not bad, but I like [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] much more. I just think of a little kid struggling to say that name with all the heavy r’s, the same problem I have with [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] and [name_u]Rory[/name_u]! And I assume most people who heard it would assume it was [name_m]Ronan[/name_m]. That said I do get the appeal and I don’t think it’d be a bad choice overall.

I find it appealing but hard to say