Ha, I always wondered about that name. Irulan is the Imperial
Princess in
Frank Herbert's "Dune". Apparently she was named after her mother Empress Anirul. The name could be made up but many names in Dune are real (
Jessica,
Paul) or derived from real names (Josifa, Hasimir).
Check here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irulan_CorrinoThis message was edited 11/30/2004, 2:27 PM