Ronan

Ronan smells of salt spray and peat smoke. From the Old Irish Rónán, "little seal," the name belonged to twelve early Irish saints and threads through Celtic myth, where selkies — seal-women who shed their skins to walk ashore — give the name its particular mist. After centuries as a quiet Irish staple, it crossed the Atlantic with the Farrow family (Ronan Farrow, journalist) and actor Saoirse Ronan's rising fame, and now holds around 257 on the US charts. Two easy syllables, a rolled or softened R depending on your household, and that unusual diminutive ending. Gentle without being soft.