English

Proper noun

Rian

1. A male given name, a modern variant of Ryan used in Ireland.

Anagrams

• Arin, ARIN
• arni
• Iran
• NIRA
• rain
• rani
• RNAi

Irish

Noun

rian m ‎(genitive singular riain, nominative plural rianta)

1. course, path
2. mark, trace, track
3. (card games) jink
4. power of movement, vigor
5. (traditional) genealogy

Declension

Usage notes

Genitive plural rian is only used in some cases; in others, genitive plural is identical to nominative plural, rianta.

Derived terms

• comhrian ‎(“corresponding course; contour”)
• trasrian ‎(“crossing”)
• rianaí ‎(“wayfarer, wanderer; tracker, tracer; genealogist”)
• rianaigh ‎(“to mark out, trace, indent, chart, track”)

Kairiru

Noun

rian

1. water

References

• Terry Crowley, ‎Claire Bowern, An Introduction to Historical Linguistics (2010, ISBN 0195365542), page 333
• Stephen Adolphe Wurm, New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study (1976)

Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin rivus.

Noun

rian m ‎(please provide plural)

1. brook

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish rían.

Noun

rian m ‎(genitive singular rian, plural rianan)

1. method, system, mode, manner
2. methodicalness, orderliness
3. reason, sense, sanity
4. (music) arrangement

Derived terms

• mì-rian ‎(“confusion, disorder, turbulence”)
• rianachd ‎(“management, administration”)
• rianadair ‎(“arranger; controller, governor”)
• rianail ‎(“methodical”)
• rianaire ‎(“administrator”)

Swedish

Noun

rian

1. definite singular of ria