Rayan

This article is about the name. For the place, see Al Rayyan. For the child sometimes mononymously referred to as Rayan, see Rayan Aourram.
Not to be confused with Ryan.
Rayan
GenderBoth male and female
LanguagePersian and Arabic
Origin
MeaningLuxuriant, well-watered, satiated

Rayan (Persian: رایان, romanized: rāyān; Arabic: ريّان or ريان, romanized: rayyān), also spelt Rayyan, Rayyaan, Rayaan, Raian, or Ryan is generally a male given name of Persian origin (and later) a male and female given name of Islamic/Arabic origin, meaning "luxuriant," "well-watered" or "satiated" in Arabic, while meaning "smart", "wise" or "thinker" in the Persian language.

In the later Islamic tradition, it is the name of one of the gates of Jannah, Al-Rayyan, through which only those who fast a lot would enter on the Day of Resurrection.

This name also has a meaning in Persian. Rayan (Persian: رایان, romanized: raːjaːn , Rāyān), also spelled Ryan, is an Iranian given name of Persian origin. It is primarily a male given name that means "smart", "wise" or "thinker".

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