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Ryan

/ˈɹaɪən/ · name

Meaning

  1. A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Ó Ruadháin, Ó Ruaidhín (Rowan, Rouine).
  2. A male given name.
  3. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Riaghain, Ó Riain (literally “descendant of Riaghan, Rian”).
  4. A surname
  5. A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in English-speaking countries from the 1970s to the 1990s.
  6. A surname from Irish, an alternate anglicization of Ó Maoilriaghain or Ó Maoilriain (“Mulryan”, literally “descendant of Maolriaghain, Maolriain (Riaghan's, Rian's follower)”).
  7. A unisex given name.
  8. A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Ó Sraitheáin, Ó Sruitheáin, Ó Srutháin (Strachan, Strahan).

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