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Rylan - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Rylan
 
 

 



[ 2 syll. ry-lan, ryl-an ] The boy name Rylan is pronounced RAYLahN KEY. Rylan is of Old English origin and it is used mainly in English. The meaning of Rylan is 'rye land'. From ryge which means 'rye' ; land. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from a place name.

Rylan is popular as a baby boy name, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1990s; before that, it was of only infrequent use. Its usage peaked modestly in 2007 with 0.062% of baby boys being named Rylan. It was #256 in rank then. Among all boy names in its family, Rylan was the most popular in 2007.

A baby name that sounds like Rylan is Rolan (French).

KEY: Pronunciation for Rylan: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


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Meaning of Rylan