Neutral names starting with R: Difference between revisions

'''Rylan'''. English. Rylan has been described as both an Old English name and as a modern name originating in the 2000s. It may have come from the names Ryland, Ryan, or Riley.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/rylan [https://web.archive.org/web/20230328011734/https://www.behindthename.com/name/rylan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/rylan [https://web.archive.org/web/20220527030012/https://babynames.com/name/rylan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Ryland means "Rye land" in Old English,<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/ryland [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213085632/https://www.behindthename.com/name/ryland Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> whereas Ryan means "Descendant of the little king" in Irish,<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/ryan [https://web.archive.org/web/20230604075929/https://www.behindthename.com/name/ryan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> and Riley means "Rye meadow" in Old English.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/riley [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213080848/https://www.behindthename.com/name/riley Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Rylan is also said to mean "Island Meadow" in Old English.<ref>https://www.everything-birthday.com/name/f/rylan</ref> US SSA data shows about 501 people have been named Rylan, used as a masculine name 86% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RY/RYLAN/index.html</ref> Keywords: English, 2000s, earth, nature, food, masculine inclined, modern, nature, nobility plants, two syllables

'''Ryō''', '''Ryou''' (りょう). Japanese. Meaning "Good" (良), or other meanings depending on which ''kanji'' characters with the same pronunciation are chosen to write it.<ref>http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/10/ryou.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20180902203426/http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/10/ryou.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/ryo23 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230327071624/https://www.behindthename.com/name/ryo23 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="20knames4" /> Keywords: one syllable, two syllables