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My niece, Ryan (Michelle), was supposed to be a boy (Nicholas Ryan) and my sister decided to use Ryan anyway. My niece now has children of her own (three boys) and she swears if she ever has a little girl, that child WILL have a decidedly feminine name since she has always hated being named Ryan. Just be aware that your dd may not desire a masculine name. Having said that, I'd strongly advise you to spell it Ryan. Spelling it Ryann (or Ryanne) won't make the name any more feminine; it'll just be more difficult for her to deal with her name when everyone "misspells" it.

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My opinion of Ryan in general: I think it's waaaay too common, but I prefer Ryan Michael to RyAN AustIN Michael and Ryan Skye to Ryan Storm.

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ETA there is a similar Welsh feminine name, Rhian (pr. REE-an). WDYT? Rhian Skye?

This message was edited 7/6/2012, 7:46 AM