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Boy Names Ending with -yan
Yan ending baby names and what they mean, with 22 results. -yan names are used more often as masculine names. These boy names were at the top of their popularity in the year 1990 (USAGE OF 1.8%) and have become significantly less widespread since (USAGE 0.5%, ▼73.5%), with names such as Ryan becoming less fashionable. Munyan (TOP 23%) and Guyan (54%) are familiar -yan last names.
Adreyan - Udayan
Adryan, Adreeyan, Adreyan
Var. of Adrian. Derived fr. Latin element. "From Hadria." Adriyan is a marginally favored boys' name.
Bryan1▼
Source fr. English element. .. Actor Bryan Brown. Common as surname. Compare Bryan (TOP 1%) with popular -an surnames Bian (TOP 32%), Bean (1%). See also Brann.
Bryan2▼
Var. of Brian. Root fr. Celtic, Irish, Gaelic. "High, noble." Bryan is in the Top 2000. See also Brown.
Bunyan
English name of uncertain meaning, though .. Rather uncommon as a baby name, Bunyan exists more conventionally as a last name.
Shayan1, Chayan
Var. of Cheyenne. From Native American Indian element. "Unintelligible speakers." Adoption of Chayan and variants peaked in 2014.
Coyan
Origin fr. French. "Modest." Coyan was not a Top birth name in 2018.
Davyan, Daivyan
Var. of Davian. Modern combined name of David and .. Daivyan and Davyan are not frequently adopted as boys' names.
Demyan, Damyan
Forms of Damian. Derived fr. Greek language. .. The Belgian priest Father Damien is .. Daimyan and Dumyan are creative forms.
Darryan
Form of Darrien. Modern combined name .. Darryan is an uncommonly used given name. See also Daran.
Yemelyan, Emilyan
Forms of Emil. Stems fr. Latin word. "Rival; laborious; eager." Emilyan and Yemelyan are rarely used first names.
Fabyan
Var. of Fabian. From Latin element. "Bean." Unusual, with the -an ending for Fabyan, like Furman, Fran.
Floryan
Var. of Florian. Derivative of Latin. "Flower." Not in popularity charts.
Gyan
From Hindi, Sanskrit elements. "Wisdom, enlightenment." Unconventional. Gyan is not listed in the US Demographics.
Julyan
Var. of Julian. Origin fr. Latin element. "Youthful; Jove's child." Unique. Julyan, similar to Juwan, has the favored androgynous-sounding -an ending.
Lukyan
Var. of Lucian. Root fr. Latin element. "Light." Lukyan was not a Top birth name in 2018. See also Lucan.
Royan
Var. of Rohan. Based on Irish, Sanskrit words. "Red-haired, red; ascending." Compare surnames Roya (UPPER 58%), Rogan (5%). See also Rowan.
Ryan▼
Origin fr. Gaelic element. "King." Adoption of Ryan as a boys' name in 2018 was down 7.9% compared to the previous year. Cross-gender use.
Shayan2
Root fr. Native American Indian. "Unintelligible speakers." Unisex name. Shayan is rarely used as a masculine name, existing frequently (UPPER 94%) as a last name.
Sipryan
Var. of Cipriano. Source fr. Spanish, Greek words. "From Cyprus." Unusual. Sipryan, similar to Sherman, Shayan, ends with -an.
Udayan
Derived fr. Hindi element. "Rising, showing up." Not in Top 2000.
Quick Reference
Summary Index of names [and variants] for -yan names for boys.
1. Adreyan - UdayanAdrian [Adryan, Adreyan, Adreeyan], Bryan▼, Brian [Bryan▼], Bunyan, Cheyenne [Shayan, Chayan], Coyan, Davian [Davyan, Daivyan], Damian [Demyan, Damyan], Darrien [Darryan], Emil [Emilyan, Yemelyan], Fabian [Fabyan], Florian [Floryan], Gyan, Julian [Julyan], Lucian [Lukyan], Rohan [Royan], Ryan▼, Shayan, Cipriano [Sipryan], Udayan
Valerian [Valeryan], Vivian [Vyvyan, Vivyan]
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