Ryan
See also: ryaŋ
English
Alternative forms
- (surname anglicized from Ó Riaghain, Ó Riain): O'Ryan
- (male given name): Rian
- (female given name): Ryann, Ryanne, Ryana
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ryan (plural Ryans)
- Lua error in Module:names at line 629: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template, anglicized from Ó Riaghain, Ó Riain (“descendant of Riaghan, Rían”). Riaghan/Rían is perhaps from rí (“king”) + -án (diminutive suffix), meaning “little king”.
- Lua error in Module:names at line 629: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template, an alternate anglicization of Ó Maoilriaghain, Ó Maoilriain (Mulryan).
- Lua error in Module:names at line 629: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template, a rare anglicization of Ó Ruadháin, Ó Ruaidhín (Rowan, Rouine).
- Lua error in Module:names at line 629: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template, a rare anglicization of Ó Sraitheáin, Ó Sruitheáin, Ó Srutháin (Strachan, Strahan).
- A locale in Australia.
- A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland; named for Dr. Joseph Ryan, medical superintendent of the local hospital during WWII.
- A village in New South Wales.
- A locale in the United States.
- A city in Iowa.
- A city in Oklahoma; named for early settler and rancher Stephen W. Ryan.
- An unincorporated community in California; named for borax industry businessman John Ryan.
- An unincorporated community in Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for early settler and minister Thomas P. Ryan.
- A ghost town in Washington; named for early settler Henry Ryan.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in English-speaking countries from the 1970s to the 1990s.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage.
- A female given name of 1970s and later usage, variant of Rhian.
Quotations
- 1989 Garrison Keillor: We Are Still Married: Lonely Boy. →ISBN page 308:
- "By the way, I forgot your name," she said. I bit off half a burger and chewed it slowly, thinking fast. I didn't think she'd be impressed with the name Wiscnek so I gave her a name I made up when I was little, Ryan Tremaine, a name I used when I played detective. She said, "That's such a beautiful name."
- 1999 D.W.Buffa: The Defense: →ISBN page 109:
- He never shortened my first name because he never used it. It was part of his perpetual rebellion against West Coast informality. The barber who cut his hair still thought his first name was Ryan because that was the only name he had given the first time he called for an appointment.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
male given name
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See also
- Brian, Bryan (linguistically unrelated but often confused in spoken English)
- Wikipedia article on Ryan
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Ryan, from Irish.
Proper noun
Ryan
- a male given name from Irish
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Ryan.
Portuguese
Proper noun
Ryan m
- a male given name from English, equivalent to English Ryan
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