Ryan

proper noun

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   A surname A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Riaghain, Ó Riain (literally “descendant of Riaghan, Rian”).

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   A surname A surname from Irish, an alternate anglicization of Ó Maoilriaghain or Ó Maoilriain (“Mulryan”, literally “descendant of Maolriaghain, Maolriain (Riaghan's, Rian's follower)”).

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   A surname A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Ó Ruadháin, Ó Ruaidhín (Rowan, Rouine).

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   A surname A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Ó Sraitheáin, Ó Sruitheáin, Ó Srutháin (Strachan, Strahan).

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   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.

   The geneticist said Ryan had a rare genetic disorder called mucopolysaccharidosis I, or MPS I, with a wide-range of symptoms affecting multiple systems in the body.

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   A unisex given name. A male given name. 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.

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   A unisex given name. A female given name. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage.

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   A unisex given name. A female given name. A female given name of 1970s and later usage, variant of Rhian.

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   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.

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    A placename A locale in Australia. A village in Lockhart Shire, New South Wales.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California; named for borax industry businessman John Ryan.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Vermilion County, Illinois.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. A minor city in Delaware County, Iowa.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Belle Creek Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma; named for early settler and rancher Stephen W. Ryan.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. A township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. A ghost town in Stevens County, Washington; named for early settler Henry Ryan.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia; named for early settler and minister Thomas P. Ryan.

Forms

plural

Ryans