Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Spanish, Indonesian, Brazilian Pronounced Pron. /ˈi.ɾjan/(Spanish) /ˈi.ri.an/(Indonesian) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsIrián Meaning & History Historical name for the island of New Guinea in Indonesian, from Biak meaning "hot land". It is also a woman-dragon character in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels.