Rián

See also: rian and rían

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Rián, from rí (“king”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈriɑːnˠ/

Proper noun

Rián m (genitive Rián)

  1. A male given name from Old Irish used in Ireland.

Descendants
  • English: Ryan

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Rián not applicable not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Notes

An alternative form, Rían or Rian, is the result of re-gaelicisation of the English Ryan back into Irish. Rían is not necessarily incorrect but does not reflect the accurate etymology/pronunciation

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