Bryan

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Bryan

  • /ˈbɹaɪən/

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proper noun Bryans · Brienne · de Brienne · de Bryan

  1. countable, uncountable A male given name from Irish, a less common alternative spelling of Brian.
  2. countable, uncountable A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Brian. Doga instructors are not required to complete certification, though teacher training seminars do exist, like ones taught by Brenda Bryan, 43, a yoga and doga instructor in Seattle who has just written a book on the subject. […] Ms. Bryan said some of her earliest classes were a challenge.
  3. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Williams County, Ohio.
  4. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Brazos County, Texas. Holmes, 41, is currently serving out her sentence at Federal Prison Camp Bryan, a minimum security federal prison camp approximately 100 miles from Houston.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: brian, ryan, briand, blaine, aguilar, chamorro, rayyan, steadfast, valiant, courageous, brave, strong, noble, intrepid, vigorous, bold

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name male given name

한국어브라이언 beuraieon
日本語ブライアン
中文布賴恩 /布赖恩 Bùlàiēn, 布萊恩 /布莱恩 Bùlái'ēn
ΕλληνικάΜπράιαν Bráian
РусскийБра́йан Brájan
العربيةبراين

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@misc{bryan_2026,
  title = {Bryan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bryan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}