"Bryan" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɹaɪən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bryan.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Bryans [plural]
enPR: brīʹən Rhymes: -aɪən Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Bryan (countable and uncountable, plural Bryans)
  1. A male given name from Irish, a less common alternative spelling of Brian. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Synonyms (surname derived from French): Brienne, de Brienne, de Bryan Translations (male given name): براين [masculine] (Arabic), Brayan (Azerbaijani), 布賴恩 (Chinese Mandarin), 布赖恩 (Bùlàiēn) (Chinese Mandarin), 布萊恩 (Chinese Mandarin), 布莱恩 (Bùlái'ēn) [sometimes] (Chinese Mandarin), Μπράιαν (Bráian) (Greek), ブライアン (Japanese), 브라이언 (beuraieon) (Korean), برایان (Persian), Бра́йан (Brájan) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Bryan-en-name-rIKhooO3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 25 10 23 Disambiguation of 'surname derived from French': 52 30 9 9 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 89 5 3 3
  2. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Brian. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Bryan-en-name-JuTNCZz9 Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A city, the county seat of Williams County, Ohio. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Ohio, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bryan-en-name-X8xJ0Pdt Categories (other): County seats of Ohio, USA
  4. A city, the county seat of Brazos County, Texas. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Texas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bryan-en-name-Vi3oAm1K Categories (other): County seats of Texas, USA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bryan County, Bryanism, Bryanite, Bryanize Related terms: Bryant, Hazelbury Bryan

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