Meanings
plural Bryans · alternative Brienne · alternative de Brienne · alternative de Bryan
- countableuncountableA male given name from Irish, a less common alternative spelling of Brian.
- countableuncountableA surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Brian.
Doga instructors are not required to complete certification, though teacher training seminars do exist, like ones taught by Brenda Bryan, 43, a yoga and doga instructor in Seattle who has just written a book on the subject. […] Ms. Bryan said some of her earliest classes were a challenge.
2009 April 9, Bethany Lyttle, “Bonding With Their Downward-Facing Humans”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2020 - countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Williams County, Ohio.
- countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Brazos County, Texas.
Holmes, 41, is currently serving out her sentence at Federal Prison Camp Bryan, a minimum security federal prison camp approximately 100 miles from Houston.
2026 January 21, Clare Duffy, Hadas Gold, “Elizabeth Holmes asks Trump to let her out of prison early”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2026
Translations
Arabic براين
- براينmale given name
Chinese Mandarin 布賴恩 /布赖恩, 布萊恩 /布莱恩
- 布賴恩 /布赖恩 (Bùlàiēn)male given name
- 布萊恩 /布莱恩 (Bùlái'ēn)male given name
Greek Μπράιαν
- Μπράιαν (Bráian)male given name
Japanese ブライアン
- ブライアンmale given name
Korean 브라이언
- 브라이언 (beuraieon)male given name
Persian برایان
- برایانmale given name
Russian Бра́йан
- Бра́йан (Brájan)male given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Bryan
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Cite this entry
Bryan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bryan
“Bryan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bryan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bryan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bryan.
Source: Bryan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.