"Bryan" meaning in English

See Bryan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɹaɪən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bryan.wav 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): Terms with Persian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 32 16 15 37 Disambiguation of 'surname derived from French': 49 31 9 11 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 88 5 3 4
  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, Terms with Persian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 32 16 15 37
  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, Terms with Persian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 32 16 15 37
  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, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 9 12 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 7 22 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 8 16 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 9 16 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 28 11 20 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 28 14 19 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 23 10 16 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 18 9 17 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 28 15 19 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 30 11 18 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 32 16 15 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 9 17 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bryan County, Bryanism, Bryanite, Bryanize Related terms: Bryant, Hazelbury Bryan
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      "roman": "Brájan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бра́йан"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Bryan"
  ],
  "word": "Bryan"
}

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