Names like Bryan
Bryan is a two-syllable Irish name that ends in -an. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Bryan.
Brogan Irish · from an Irish word for a rugged leather shoe/boot
Brennan Irish · Irish surname from O Braonain, traditionally linked to 'sorrow' or 'moisture'
Rowan Irish · little redhead; rowan tree
Aidan Irish · little fire; one of the biggest Irish-American breakout names of the 1990s-2000s
The same roots
Also Irish names, from the tradition Bryan comes from.
Kieran Irish · "little dark one"
Ronan Irish · little seal; a beloved classic honoring several Irish saints
Keenan Irish · traditionally "little ancient one"
Brendan Irish · prince, or raven; a beloved classic honoring the seafaring St. Brendan
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2000s, the same decade as Bryan, on a similar curve.
Devan Irish · variant of Devin/Devon, from Irish 'Damhán' traditionally 'poet', or the English county of Devon
Darren Irish · traditionally linked to Irish 'darragh', meaning 'oak tree'
Sean Irish · "Yahweh is gracious," John come home to Ireland through the Norman French Jehan; anglicized without its accent mark, it became a mid-century Irish-American signature and spun off the phonetic Shawn and Shaun
Keelan Irish · traditionally 'slender', from Irish Caolán
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