Ryan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹaɪən/
rhymes: -aɪən
Forms: form: Ryans
form: O'Ryan
form: Rian
form: Ryann
form: Ryanne
form: Ryana
Senses: glosses: A surname
A surname from Irish, anglicized from Ó Riaghain, Ó Riain (“descendant of Riaghan, Rian”). Riaghan/Rían is perhaps from rí (“king”) + -án (diminutive suffix), meaning “little king”.
glosses: A surname
A surname from Irish, an alternate anglicization of Ó Maoilriaghain, Ó Maoilriain (Mulryan).
glosses: A surname
A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Ó Ruadháin, Ó Ruaidhín (Rowan, Rouine).
glosses: A surname
A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Ó Sraitheáin, Ó Sruitheáin, Ó Srutháin (Strachan, Strahan).
examples: text: The geneticist said Ryan had a rare genetic disorder called mucopolysaccharidosis I, or MPS I, with a wide-range of symptoms affecting multiple systems in the body.
ref: 2017 May 13, Ashley Strickland, “Warned he would die by age 10, he just graduated college”, in CNN:
glosses: A unisex given name.
A male given name.
A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in English-speaking countries from the 1970s to the 1990s.
glosses: A unisex given name.
A male given name.
A male given name from Arabic رَيَّان (rayyān). Sometimes written and pronounced as Ryan in English due to the phonetic similarity with the Arabic name.
glosses: A unisex given name.
A female given name.
A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage.
glosses: A unisex given name.
A female given name.
A female given name of 1970s and later usage, variant of Rhian.
glosses: A placename
A locale in Australia.
A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland; named for Dr. Joseph Ryan, medical superintendent of the local hospital during WWII.
glosses: A placename
A locale in Australia.
A village in Lockhart Shire, New South Wales.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California; named for borax industry businessman John Ryan.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Vermilion County, Illinois.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
A minor city in Delaware County, Iowa.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Belle Creek Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma; named for early settler and rancher Stephen W. Ryan.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
A township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
A ghost town in Stevens County, Washington; named for early settler Henry Ryan.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia; named for early settler and minister Thomas P. Ryan.
Derived terms: word: Loch Ryan
english: nickname
translation: nickname
word: Rye
english: childish nickname
translation: childish nickname
word: Rye-Rye
Related terms: word: Rian
word: Brian
english: linguistically unrelated but often confused in spoken English
translation: linguistically unrelated but often confused in spoken English
word: Bryan