Ryan

Proper noun

Ryan (countable and uncountable, plural Ryans)

1. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Riaghain, Ó Riain (literally “descendant of Riaghan, Rian”).
2. A surname from Irish, an alternate anglicization of Ó Maoilriaghain or Ó Maoilriain (“Mulryan”, literally “descendant of Maolriaghain, Maolriain (Riaghan's, Rian's follower)”).
3. A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Ó Ruadháin, Ó Ruaidhín (Rowan, Rouine).
4. A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Ó Sraitheáin, Ó Sruitheáin, Ó Srutháin (Strachan, Strahan).
5. A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in English-speaking countries from the 1970s to the 1990s.
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6. 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.
7. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage.
8. A female given name of 1970s and later usage, variant of Rhian.
9. A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland; named for Dr. Joseph Ryan, medical superintendent of the local hospital during WWII.
10. A village in Lockhart Shire, New South Wales.
11. An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California; named for borax industry businessman John Ryan.
12. An unincorporated community in Vermilion County, Illinois.