Ryan

proper noun Ryans · O'Ryan · Rian · Ryann · Ryanne · Ryana

1. countable, uncountable A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Riaghain, Ó Riain (literally “descendant of Riaghan, Rian”).
2. countable, uncountable 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. countable, uncountable A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Ó Ruadháin, Ó Ruaidhín (Rowan, Rouine).
4. countable, uncountable A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Ó Sraitheáin, Ó Sruitheáin, Ó Srutháin (Strachan, Strahan).
5. countable, uncountable 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.
6. countable, uncountable 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. countable, uncountable A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage.
8. countable, uncountable A female given name of 1970s and later usage, variant of Rhian.
9. countable, uncountable A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland; named for Dr. Joseph Ryan, medical superintendent of the local hospital during WWII.
10. countable, uncountable A village in Lockhart Shire, New South Wales.
11. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California; named for borax industry businessman John Ryan.
12. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Vermilion County, Illinois.
13. countable, uncountable A minor city in Delaware County, Iowa.
14. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Belle Creek Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
15. countable, uncountable A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma; named for early settler and rancher Stephen W. Ryan.
16. countable, uncountable A township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
17. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Stevens County, Washington; named for early settler Henry Ryan.
18. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia; named for early settler and minister Thomas P. Ryan.