21st March 2009 14:03
Personally, I love it if it's Oran (Or-an or like in [b:2jmymkp5]oran[/b:2jmymkp5]ge) which some people spell Óran but if it's Orán (with fada over the 'a') then it's pronounced Or-awn and I don't like it at all! Just my opinion though.
I've seen lots of Seán's spelt with fada over the e which would make it sound the same as Shane!!! Just shows how important the fada is!!!
Oran or Óran goes well with a lot of surnames and isn't over-used either.
HTH