Ryan

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname anglicized from Ó Riaghain, Ó Riain): O'Ryan (male given name): Rian (female given name): Ryann, Ryanne, Ryana === Pronunciation === enPR: rīən, IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪən/ Rhymes: -aɪən === Proper noun === Ryan (countable and uncountable, plural Ryans) A surname A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Riaghain, Ó Riain (literally “descendant of Riaghan, Rian”). A surname from Irish, an alternate anglicization of Ó Maoilriaghain or Ó Maoilriain (“Mulryan”, literally “descendant of Maolriaghain, Maolriain (Riaghan's, Rian's follower)”). A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Ó Ruadháin, Ó Ruaidhín (Rowan, Rouine). A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Ó Sraitheáin, Ó Sruitheáin, Ó Srutháin (Strachan, Strahan). 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. 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. A female given name. 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. 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. A village in Lockhart Shire, New South Wales. A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California; named for borax industry businessman John Ryan. An unincorporated community in Vermilion County, Illinois. A minor city in Delaware County, Iowa. An unincorporated community in Belle Creek Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota. A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma; named for early settler and rancher Stephen W. Ryan. A township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. A ghost town in Stevens County, Washington; named for early settler Henry Ryan. An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia; named for early settler and minister Thomas P. Ryan. ==== Quotations ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Loch Ryan Rye (nickname) Rye-Rye (childish nickname) ==== Related terms ==== Rian ==== Translations ==== === See also === Brian, Bryan (linguistically unrelated but often confused in spoken English) Wikipedia article on Ryan === Anagrams === Arny, N-ray, NYRA, n-ary, nary, yarn == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Ryan, from Irish. === Proper noun === Ryan a male given name from English [in turn 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