| [ 3 syll. a-ryan, ar-y-an ] The boy name Aryan is pronounced as AARiyahN KEY. Aryan is a Tajik, Iranian, and Kurdish name of Albanian and Persian origin. From Persian roots, its meaning is noble; related to Aryans - in this context, Aryan is usually used in the Iranian and Kurdish languages. The name Aryana (Iranian) is the female version of Aryan. In addition, Aryan is a variant (Tajik) of the name Arian (Albanian). Aryan is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 2000s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2007 with 0.018% of baby boys being given the name Aryan. It ranked at #606 then. Among all boy names in its group, Aryan was the most commonly used in 2007. Baby names that sound like Aryan include Aharon (Hebrew), Arian (Albanian), Armani (English), Armoni (English and Hebrew), Orion (English and German), Aaran (English), Aaren (English), Aarin (English), Aarron (English), Aaryn (English), Ahran (English), Ahren (English), Ahron (English), Aren (English), Arin (English), Armen (Armenian), Armin (German), Armon (English and Hebrew), Arnau (Catalan), Arnaud (French), Arnault (French), Arnie (English), Arno (German), Arny (English), Arron (English), Efrem (Italian), Aarne (Finnish), Arn (Yiddish and English), and Arne (German and Scandinavian). KEY: English pronunciation for Aryan: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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