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Kylie B asked in Pregnancy & ParentingBaby Names · 1 decade ago

what do you think of the name ryan for a girl ?

just found out im pregnant , and couldnt help looking thru my baby name book .

I came across the name Ryan in the girls section and its stuck in my head .. i really like it .

I looked up the meaning and it means either little ruler or little king..

then i came across Rhyan ( comes from the name Rhiannon) and that means Great queen or goddess ... another variation of the female version is Ryann ( meaning little ruler)

i really like the sound of the name and other variations tend to sound like ree-ann which i hate ..

So does anyone else out there think Ryan / Rhyan / or Ryann is a nice name for a girl ..

i dont think its that masculine ..

Update:

I love the name charlie too , but my best friend gave bith to a girl a month after i gave birth to my son , and named her daughter charlie isobell .. 2 of my fave girls names , lol .

im leaning towards the spelling Rhyan and then a very femine middle name ..

Ive still got along time till bub is born and i dont even know if it will even be a girl , lol

and i have to get my partner to agree to it aswell lol

Update 2:

gezz ppl no need to get so uptight about it ..

Im in australia and i looked up australian girls names ... they were some of the suggestions ... im not about to bag out all of the stupid american names ppl suggest on here ..

Thanks tho to everyone who had something nice and or wasnt a complet bi*ch about not liking the name

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    I like any of the 3 spellings and I think they are pretty for a girl. I have a 4 yr. old grandson named Ryan. I like the added "n"...Ryann for a girl, but seems a little harder to pronounce because people will probably pronounce it "Ri-Ann, don't you think?

  • 5 years ago

    As a woman named Ryan, i will aid you be attentive to that this is been embarrassing, comical, and at uncommon circumstances fresh to be in possession of a boys moniker. it would want for use as a women call, yet i might advise a determine to be doing that.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    hate it, i actually just cried on the inside when you said you found it in the girls section, that means the invasion of names is starting, and the spelling Rhyan just butchers it. Ryan is such a completely masculine name, and it annoys me to no end when people name their daughters Ryan, Christian, Tristan, Rowan, Charlie, Mason, and Riley, when they are strictly 100% boys names just because its "so cute and original", thats what people did to names like Madison and now its known as a strictly girls name when it was a strictly boys name, and im worried the boys will lose all of their great masculine names, like Ryan, and finding it in a girls baby name book just shows the stealing has started. if you want to name a kid Ryan, wait until you have a son.

  • 1 decade ago

    I love it! Especially Ryann. Here's some ideas for you:

    Ryann Marie

    Ryann Elizabeth

    Ryann Mackenzie

    Ryann Elise

    Ryann Rose

    Hope I helped! Good luck and congratulations!

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  • 1 decade ago

    Well, my brother's name is Ryan, and that spelling is often associated with boys; however, I have seen it spelled for a girl Rian, which looks pretty. Rhyan is pretty, too...

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't like Ryan as a name for a girl.

    Sorry, just my opinion.

    I do however like 'Charlie' for a girl ...we have always wanted to name a little girl Charlie - if we have a girl - and last year, my cousin had a girl and named her Charlie....

    ...our 'work around' is if we have a girl - we will call her 'Charoltette' ...but nickname her Charlie.

  • I love that name! I love names that are both girl/boy names, like my daughter's name is Taylor. Congrats! Goodluck with baby! Oh and p.s your son is beautiful!

  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Thats really cute for a girl I like it spelled dif tho, like Rhyan is probably my favorite. And pair it with a feminine middle name too. Congrats on the baby :)

  • Ryan is a masculine boys name. There is absolutely nothing feminine, girlie or unisex about it. http://www.behindthename.com/name/ryan - Masculine!!!!! You are extremely gender confused if you are considering such a masculine boys name like Ryan for a little girl. Also changing the spelling doesn't make it feminine, girlie or unisex. It just makes it a misspelt masculine boys name.

  • 1 decade ago

    LOVE that name, especially with a very feminine middle name. It's so adorable.

    Have you ever thought about Charlie for a girl? It can be short for Charlotte, I love it.

    Anyway, I prefer the spelling Ryan. I don't think people will think about the meanings that much when they meet your daughter, so I wouldn't worry too much about the spellings. Just do whatever you like best.

    Good luck!

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