First names in Hebrew

First name Ryan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ריאן

Gematria value: 261

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ryan is written ריאן

Meaning and origin

What does Ryan mean?

Meaning: disputed, often "little king"
Origin: Irish

Ryan comes from the Irish surname Ó Riain, "descendant of Rian". The meaning of Rian is uncertain; it is often explained by rí, "king", with a diminutive ending: "little king". It became a first name in the twentieth century and was one of the most given boys' names in America and Britain in the 1980s and 1990s.

Gematria

Ryan = 261

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ריאן has 4 letters:

• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total261

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Ryan, from ר to ן:

רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן הִנֵּה הִנָּם וְלִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם מְבַשֵּׂר אֶתֵּן׃

“First to Zion: Behold, here they are! And to Jerusalem I will give a bearer of good news.”

Isaiah 41:27

The book of your first name

Ryan, in nine pages

• Ryan, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Ryan
• Ryan, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Ryan in three answers

How do you write Ryan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ryan is written ריאן.

What is the gematria value of Ryan?
Written ריאן, Ryan is worth 261: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Ryan mean?
Disputed, often "little king (origin: Irish). Ryan comes from the Irish surname Ó Riain, "descendant of Rian". The meaning of Rian is uncertain; it is often explained by rí, "king", with a diminutive ending: "little king". It became a first name in the twentieth century and was one of the most given boys' names in America and Britain in the 1980s and 1990s.