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Common
name
•
An
Irish
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
”.
•
An
Irish
surname
, from
Irish
, an
alternate
anglicization
of Ó Maoilriaghain, Ó Maoilriain (Mulryan).
•
An
Irish
surname
, from
Irish
, a
rare
anglicization
of Ó Ruadháin, Ó Ruaidhín (Rowan, Rouine).
•
An
Irish
surname
, from
Irish
, a
rare
anglicization
of Ó Sraitheáin, Ó Sruitheáin, Ó Srutháin (Strachan,
Strahan
).
•
A
locale
in
Australia
.
A
suburb
of
Mount Isa
,
Queensland
;
named
for
Dr
.
Joseph
Ryan
,
medical
superintendent
of the
local
hospital
during
WWII
.
•
A
locale
in
Australia
.
A
village
in
New South Wales
.
•
A
locale
in the
United States
.
A
city
in
Iowa
.
•
A
locale
in the
United States
.
A
city
in
Oklahoma
;
named
for
early
settler
and
rancher
Stephen
W
.
Ryan
.
•
A
locale
in the
United States
.
An
unincorporated
community
in
California
;
named
for
borax
industry
businessman
John
Ryan
.
•
A
locale
in the
United States
.
An
unincorporated
community
in
Minnesota
.
•
A
locale
in the
United States
.
An
unincorporated
community
in
Illinois
.
•
A
locale
in the
United States
.
An
unincorporated
community
in
West Virginia
;
named
for
early
settler
and
minister
Thomas
P
.
Ryan
.
•
A
locale
in the
United States
.
A
ghost town
in
Washington
;
named
for
early
settler
Henry
Ryan
.
•
A
male
given name
transferred
from the
surname
,
popular
in English-speaking
countries
from the 1970s to the 1990s.
•
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
.
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