Bryan

See also: bryan

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: brīʹən, IPA^(key): /ˈbɹaɪən/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Hyphenation: Bry‧an
• Rhymes: -aɪən

Proper noun

Bryan (countable and uncountable, plural Bryans)

1. A male given name from Irish, a less common alternative spelling of Brian.
2. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Brian.
3. A city, the county seat of Williams County, Ohio.
4. A city, the county seat of Brazos County, Texas.

Alternative forms

• (surname derived from French): Brienne, de Brienne, de Bryan

Derived terms

• Bryan County
• Bryanism
• Bryanite
• Bryanize

Translations

male given name

• Arabic: براين m
• Azerbaijani: Brayan
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布賴恩／布赖恩 (Bùlàiēn), 布萊恩／布莱恩 (zh) (Bùlái'ēn) (sometimes),

• Greek: Μπράιαν (el) (Bráian)
• Japanese: ブライアン
• Korean: 브라이언 (beuraieon)
• Persian: برایان
• Russian: Бра́йан (ru) m (Brájan)

See also

• Bryant
• Hazelbury Bryan

Anagrams

• barny, ran by