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Bryan (given name)

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Gender
  
Meaning
  
"High"

Language(s)
  
Celtic

Variant form(s)
  

Bryan is a masculine given name. It is a variant spelling of the masculine given name Brian.

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Origin and meaning

The given name Brian is a variant of the given name Bryan. This name is thought to be derived from an Old Celtic language word meaning "high", or "noble".

Early examples of the name are found among both the Breton people as Bryan, and among the Irish as as Brian.

United States

In 2009, the names Brandon and Bryan were ranked as the 15th most common names for male twins, according to Social Security number applications for births.

People with the name

  • Bryan Robles, IT Professional
  • Bryan Adams (born 1959), Canadian musician
  • Bryan Avery (born 1944), British architect
  • Bryan Breeding, American singer
  • Bryan Brock, American football player
  • Bryan Bronson, American hurdler
  • Bryan Brown, Australian actor
  • Bryan Clauson, American race car driver
  • Bryan Cochrane, Canadian curler
  • Bryan Cox (born 1968), American football player and coach
  • Bryan Cranston, American actor
  • Bryan Danielson (born 1981), American professional wrestler better known as Daniel Bryan
  • Bryan Dibben, South African teacher
  • Bryan Dobson, Irish television news anchor
  • Bryan Elsley, Scottish TV writer, best known for creating Skins
  • Bryan Engram, Canadian football player
  • Bryan Erickson, is the lead vocalist, musician, and producer behind Velvet Acid Christ
  • Bryan Ferry, English musician
  • Bryan Fogarty, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Bryan Fortay (born 1971), American football player
  • Bryan Fuller, American screenwriter and television producer
  • Bryan Green, Tasmanian politician
  • Bryan Habana (born 1983), South African rugby player
  • Bryan Henderson (born 1977), American football player
  • Bryan Herta, American race car driver and team owner
  • Bryan Hextall, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Bryan Holland, or Dexter Holland, Lead singer and guitarist for The Offspring
  • Bryan Ivie, American volleyball player
  • Bryan King (born 1947), former English football goalkeeper
  • Bryan Lee-Lauduski, American football player
  • Bryan Lee O'Malley, Canadian cartoonist
  • Bryan Mosley, English actor, Coronation Street
  • Bryan Reynolds, American critic and playwright
  • Bryan Robson, English footballer
  • Bryan Ruiz, Costa Rican footballer
  • Bryan Rust, American ice hockey player
  • Bryan Smithson, American basketball player
  • Bryan Smyth, Irish singer
  • Bryan Singer, American film director
  • Bryan Trottier, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Bryan White (born 1974), American country music artist
  • References

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