Gender | Feminine (and masculine, rare) |
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Origin | |
Word/name | derived from Welsh rhiain "maiden" [1] (from Celtic *rīgan- "queen"). British name rhian (pronounced differently than Welsh name "rhiain") derives from "rix" "king" |
Meaning | (1) "maiden"; (2) "king" or rix |
Other names | |
Nickname(s) | Rhianen (with diminutive suffix) |
Related names | Rhiain, Rhianna, Rhiannon, Rhianu, Rhianwen, Rhianydd |
Rhian (English: /ˈriːən/ REE-ən) is a feminine given name, a variation of rhiain, the common Welsh word for " maiden". [2] Rhian (English: // Rː-ian is sometimes used, albeit rarely, as a male name, possibly a modern spelling variant of Ryan. [3] The first root, Rhian-, derives from British rix "king"; the second, Rhiein-, derives from a word meaning "maiden, virgin". [2]
Gender | Feminine (and masculine, rare) |
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Origin | |
Word/name | derived from Welsh rhiain "maiden" [1] (from Celtic *rīgan- "queen"). British name rhian (pronounced differently than Welsh name "rhiain") derives from "rix" "king" |
Meaning | (1) "maiden"; (2) "king" or rix |
Other names | |
Nickname(s) | Rhianen (with diminutive suffix) |
Related names | Rhiain, Rhianna, Rhiannon, Rhianu, Rhianwen, Rhianydd |
Rhian (English: /ˈriːən/ REE-ən) is a feminine given name, a variation of rhiain, the common Welsh word for " maiden". [2] Rhian (English: // Rː-ian is sometimes used, albeit rarely, as a male name, possibly a modern spelling variant of Ryan. [3] The first root, Rhian-, derives from British rix "king"; the second, Rhiein-, derives from a word meaning "maiden, virgin". [2]