Meaning and origin of Ryan

Origin: Gaelic

Meaning: Little king.


Origin: Irish

Meaning: Kingly. Famous Bearer: American actor Ryan O'Neal.
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Meaning and origin of Ryan

The boy's and girl's name Ryan \r-yan\ is pronounced RYE-an. It is of Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "king". Also possibly (Gaelic) "water". Actors Ryan O'Neal, Ryan Philippe; baseball player Ryne Sandberg.

Ryan has 6 variant forms: Rian, Rien, Rion, Ryen, Ryon and Ryun.


Baby names that sound like Ryan are Royan and Roan.

Ryan is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Origin and meaning of Ryan

Ryan
Celtic
Mixed
ittle king
Meaning&Origin
Ryan is a Celtic boys and girls name.
The meaning of the name is `little king
Where is it used?
The name Ryan is mainly used in Irish and in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Rian (In English)
For the opposite sex use:
In English: Ryanne (F)
In English: Ryana (F)
Statistics
The name Ryan was given to 19478 babies in the USA in 2004. Ryan was the number 15 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 689 babies making it the number 436 name that year.
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