Aran

Aran may refer to:

Places

• The Aran Islands across the mouth of Galway Bay, Ireland or the largest island in that group
  • The Irish Earls of Arran (sic) take their title from the Aran Islands
• Aran Fawddwy, a mountain in north Wales
• Aran (river), in France
• Aran va Bidgol, a city in Isfahan province, Iran
• Aran, former name of Bileh Savar, in Ardabil Province, Iran
• Arranmore, also known as Aran Island off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland
• Aran Valley a valley in the Pyrenees, Catalonia
• Yr Aran, a mountain peak in north Wales

Azerbaijan

• Aran, Aghjabadi, Azerbaijan
• Aran, Lerik, Azerbaijan
• Aran, Shaki, Azerbaijan
• Aran, Tovuz, Azerbaijan
• Aran, Yevlakh, Azerbaijan
• Yuxarı Aran, Azerbaijan

People

• Aran Tharp (born 1977), a New York filmmaker
• Aran Ashe, an erotic writer from England
• Aran Hakutora (born 1984), a Russian sumo wrestler
• Enda of Aran (died c. 530), an Irish saint

Fictional characters

• Samus Aran, the protagonist of Nintendo's Metroid video game series

Films

• Man of Aran, a 1934 documentary film on life on the Aran Islands
• Aran (film), a (2006) film in the Tamil language

Other uses

• A class in the popular MMORPG MapleStory
• Aer Arann, a regional airline based in Dublin, Ireland
• Aran sweater, a sweater manufactured in Ireland
• HMS Äran, a former vessel of the Swedish Navy

See also

• List of Biblical names
• List of country name etymologies
• Arran (disambiguation)
• Arun (disambiguation)
• Aaron (disambiguation)