Rian

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"Rian" is also a (somewhat uncommon) nickname for the Welsh name Arianwen. It's typically pronounced as one syllable "REan" (unlike Arianwen, which has a break "ari-YAN-wen").

Ugly and chavvy.

Looks more like REE-an.

A director's name Rian Johnson, in this Youtube link https://youtu.be/JfZGse_wvh4, his name is pronounced as Ryan.

I've always understood this name to be pronounced REE-un.

One of the fastest rising names in Scotland at the moment, 0 births in 2020 but 23 births in 2021.

It's pronounced REE-ahn in Irish.

Just use Ryan!

Filmmaker Rian Craig Johnson (b. 1973), best known for writing and directing Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Robert "Rian" Dawson is the drummer for the amazing pop-punk band, All Time Low.

Rian Degtiar is beautiful female character from Vorkosigan saga.

Rian Dawson is the drummer for the band All Time Low.

I have also heard this name pronounced REE-an.

This seems to me as a feminine spelling of Ryan. I'm not saying the name is feminine, just the spelling.

The main character in the first of my series called Andromeda is called Rian. So I hope to see this name published in the near future!

The name Rian comes from the Galic and is the original spelling of Ryan. Rian is beleived to be the male version of Rhianon. The link is deep in Celtic mythology.

Rian is a character in Marion Zimmer Bradley's "Avalon" series. She is High Priestess of Avalon, mother of Saint Helena, grandmother of Constantine the Great.

Rian is also the name of a flower in Kurdish and is used as a female name. The flower is purple and smells very good.