Rian pronounciation

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Hi all,

4 years ago we tested our daughters name for pronunciation here (on morning of registration!). It was really helpful & accurate so thought would try again now that we have a newborn boy. Preferred name is Rian, how would you pronounce:

1. Ree-un
2. Ryan
3. Ree-ahn
4. Ree-anne

Any others?

We may play around with spellings if there is ambiguity. Thanks again !

1 this is how the male Rian I know pronounces it

@Chunkymenrock

Rhian is the perfectly normal Welsh spelling of the female name, pronounced Ree-un to rhyme with Ian. Just use that if it's the pronunciation you want. Made up spellings are a bit OTT.

I don't know anyone that pronounces Rhian Ree-un.

3 as I was pretty sure it was a girls name. Rhian without the h.
A boy with that name I'd pronounce as Ryan and be a little

You might be better off with John or Edward.

It sounds like rain but you got the spelling wrong.

I would prounounce Rian as "Ree ann". It will saddle him with a name that sounds weird and like a girl's for life. He will not thank you.

I say Rye-un

1 but I know it as Rían. Not sure about Rian without any accent/ fada.

Rian doesn't need a fada. 'Ia' is pronounced ee-uh/ee-ah in Irish. Cian doesn't have a fada either, neither do words like dian, pian etc which rhyme with Rian. (The etymology of Rian isn't known with any certainly iirc, so it may not be derived from rí as many assume.)

I think you'll have trouble with Rian in the UK OP. Which option is your preferred pronunciation?

If you spelt it Rhian I would say Ree-ann and expect a girl.

@Wookydook

Ree-in. To rhyme with Ian as PP mentioned. Stress on the first syllable

This, but I'd also assume it was a girl.

@Esspee

4. Ree anne and I would assume child was a girl.

This

@Esspee

4. Ree anne and I would assume child was a girl.

Same. It's very close to my name (I'm female) and "ree-anne" is closest to how mine is, though mine has very little ambiguity re pronunciation.

Ree-un

Would assume girl

I know a male Rian
It's obvious it's pronounced as Ryan

But Rian isn't correctly pronounced as Ryan Bbq1.

@LizzieAnt

1 but I know it as Rían. Not sure about Rian without any accent/ fada.

Rian doesn't need a fada. 'Ia' is pronounced ee-uh/ee-ah in Irish. Cian doesn't have a fada either, neither do words like dian, pian etc which rhyme with Rian. (The etymology of Rian isn't known with any certainly iirc, so it may not be derived from rí as many assume.)

I think you'll have trouble with Rian in the UK OP. Which option is your preferred pronunciation?

Option 1 - eg Ree-un. Rian is also a Hindu / Indian name (as well as Irish it seems)

Ah, I was wondering if it was Indian too. The pronunciations are the same anyway which is good

1. I’d also think it was a girl.

@LizzieAnt

1 but I know it as Rían. Not sure about Rian without any accent/ fada.

Rian doesn't need a fada. 'Ia' is pronounced ee-uh/ee-ah in Irish. Cian doesn't have a fada either, neither do words like dian, pian etc which rhyme with Rian. (The etymology of Rian isn't known with any certainly iirc, so it may not be derived from rí as many assume.)

I think you'll have trouble with Rian in the UK OP. Which option is your preferred pronunciation?

Good stuff. I only know one and he has a fada.

Why's that exactly Lizzie? Nobody ever calls the Rian I know anything other than Ryan. Surely we only pronounce Ryan as Ryan because we're told/learn that's how it's pronounced and the same for pretty much any name really?

@LizzieAnt - Rian doesn't need a fada. 'Ia' is pronounced ee-uh/ee-ah in Irish. Cian doesn't have a fada either, neither do words like dian, pian etc which rhyme with Rian. (The etymology of Rian isn't known with any certainly iirc, so it may not be derived from rí as many assume.)

Rian (or Rían) and Cian are not pronounced the same way though. I have only heard Rian pronounced as Rían with the elongated i that you would get from a fada.

Ree-anne and would think girl for sure.

It's a boy's name.

Rhian isn't pronounced Ree-un or Ree-anne, it's pronounced Rhian, Rh is one letter that sounds like R+H said at the same time, the i is ee, and the an sounds like the an in can..

@Bbq1
Rian pronounced as Ryan is your friend's name and that's his/his parents choice (and a fairly popular one I'd say). But Rian is an Irish name and in the Irish language Rian isn't pronounced the same as Ryan - we learn it differently. So it's not at all 'obvious' that Rian should be said as Ryan as you said - that's what I was objecting to. I know some do say it like this and that's fine too, but Rian said as Ryan will cause an initial confusion for anyone who speaks Irish.

It wasn't the Irish name Rian the OP was talking about as it turns out, but it seems she doesn't say the Indian Rian like Ryan either.

Doesn't Cian have the elongated i sound too Ochon? It does in my accent at least.