ryan

A surname

A surname from Irish, anglicized from Ó Riaghain, Ó Riain (“descendant of Riaghan, Rian”). Riaghan/Rían is perhaps from rí (“king”) + -án (diminutive suffix), meaning “little king”.

A surname from Irish, an alternate anglicization of Ó Maoilriaghain, Ó Maoilriain (Mulryan).

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

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

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.

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.

A female given name.

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

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

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.

A village in Lockhart Shire, New South Wales.

A locale in the United States.

An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California; named for borax industry businessman John Ryan.

An unincorporated community in Vermilion County, Illinois.

A minor city in Delaware County, Iowa.

An unincorporated community in Belle Creek Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma; named for early settler and rancher Stephen W. Ryan.

A township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

A ghost town in Stevens County, Washington; named for early settler Henry Ryan.

An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia; named for early settler and minister Thomas P. Ryan.