Proper noun
An unincorporated community in Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Minnesota.
A surname
A surname from Irish, anglicized from Ó Riaghain, Ó Riain (“descendant of Riaghan, Rían”). 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 ريان (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 New South Wales.
A locale in the United States.
A city in Iowa.
A city in Oklahoma; named for early settler and rancher Stephen W. Ryan.
An unincorporated community in California; named for borax industry businessman John Ryan.
An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for early settler and minister Thomas P. Ryan.
A ghost town in Washington; named for early settler Henry Ryan.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAs a non-Arsenal player I would say Ryan Giggs is my Premier League player of the decade because he has combined style with winning. Also I feel sorry he could never attend the World Cup, somewhere where people get a lot of compliments when they do well. Arsène Wenger
Ryan finally came to my rescue. He'd thought working together in Paper Moon would help us bond. Tatum O'Neal
"If Ryan Giggs is worth 20 million, Dennis Bergkamp is worth 100 million." - Marco van Basten. Dennis Bergkamp
Ryan and I took everything; though everything tasted the same, we could at least have some variety of colors on our plate. Chetan Bhagat
I tell Ryan that God gave him a brother like Miles so that Ryan could learn that anything is possible and that he can be good at anything. And I tell Miles that God gave him Ryan so that Miles could learn patience and persistence and how to overcome challeges. Nicholas Sparks
When you talk about the greats of Manchester United, he's up there with Georgie Best, Bryan Robson, Ryan Giggs and Bobby Charlton just purely for the amount of medals that he's won, he's going to be greatly missed by Manchester United. Paul Scholes