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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryan

/kɹˈaɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
cryan
IPA
/kɹˈaɪən/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ruaidhín (“son of Ruaidhín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of ruadh (“red”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Cryans (plural)

Rhymes With

ryan brian lion ion bryan lyon hawaiian zion orion hyun dion ghanaian

Questions

How do you pronounce cryan?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈaɪən/.
What does cryan mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does cryan come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce cryan

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kɹˈaɪən/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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