Rian

Gender Masculine

Usage Irish, Old Irish [1][2], English

Pronounced Pron. /ˈɾˠiənˠ/(Irish) /ˈɹaɪ.ən/(English) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Irish form of Ryan, as well as an English variant.

Related Names

DiminutiveRy(English)

Feminine FormsRyann, Ryana, Ryanne(English)

User SubmissionsRi-An, Rían, Rian

Popularity

People think this name is

modern youthful informal strong strange

Categories

currently out of the US top 1000, directors, Fortnite characters, isograms, king, littleness, variants

Sources & References

O'Brien, Kathleen M. Index of Names in Irish Annals, available from https://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Rian.shtml.
Page at https://celt.ucc.ie/published/G100005A/text073.html.

Entry updated June 9, 2023