Meaning of Ryan | Babel Free

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1. A surname
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2. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Riaghain, Ó Riain (literally “descendant of Riaghan, Rian”).
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3. 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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4. A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Ó Ruadháin, Ó Ruaidhín (Rowan, Rouine).
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5. A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Ó Sraitheáin, Ó Sruitheáin, Ó Srutháin (Strachan, Strahan).
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6. A unisex given name.
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7. A male given name.
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8. A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in English-speaking countries from the 1970s to the 1990s.
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9. 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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10. A female given name.
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11. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage.
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12. A female given name of 1970s and later usage, variant of Rhian.
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13. A placename
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14. A locale in Australia.
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15. A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland; named for Dr. Joseph Ryan, medical superintendent of the local hospital during WWII.
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16. A village in Lockhart Shire, New South Wales.
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17. A locale in the United States.
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18. An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California; named for borax industry businessman John Ryan.
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19. An unincorporated community in Vermilion County, Illinois.
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20. A minor city in Delaware County, Iowa.
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21. An unincorporated community in Belle Creek Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
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22. A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma; named for early settler and rancher Stephen W. Ryan.
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23. A township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
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24. A ghost town in Stevens County, Washington; named for early settler Henry Ryan.
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25. An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia; named for early settler and minister Thomas P. Ryan.
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Examples

“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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