Bryan is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

. It is a variant spelling of the masculine given name ''

Brian Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan (given name), Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish language, Irish and Breton language, Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan language, Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. ...

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Origin and meaning

The given name ''Bryan'' is a variant of the given name ''

''. Its spelling is influenced by the surname '' Bryan''. The given name ''Brian'' is thought to be derived from an Old Celtic word meaning "high" or "noble". Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) 1pp. 28-29.

People with the name

Bryan Adams Bryan Guy Adams (born November 5, 1959) is a British and Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and photographer. He is estimated to have sold between 75 million and more than 100 million album, records and Single (music), si ...

(born 1959), Canadian musician * Bryan Alberts (born 1994), American–Dutch basketball player * Bryan Avery (1944–2017), British architect * Bryan Breeding (born 1994), American singer * Bryan Bresee (born 2001), American football player * Bryan Brock, American football player * Bryan Bronson, American hurdler * Bryan Brown, Australian actor *

Bryan Clauson Bryan Timothy Clauson (June 15, 1989 – August 7, 2016) was an American professional auto racing driver, best known for his achievements in Dirt track racing, dirt track Open-wheel car, open-wheel racing, such as United States Auto Club, USAC Sil ...

, American race car driver * Bryan Cochrane, Canadian curler *

Bryan Cohen Bryan Cohen (; born May 10, 1989) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the shooting guard position. He won a gold medal with Team USA in the 2009 Maccabiah Games. He played college basketball for the Bucknell Bison and was t ...

(born 1989), American-Israeli basketball player * Bryan Coker, American academic administrator *

Bryan Cox Bryan Keith Cox Sr. (born February 17, 1968) is an American professional football coach and former player who currently serves as the assistant defensive line coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a l ...

(born 1968), American football player and coach *

Bryan Cranston Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor. After taking minor roles in television, he established himself as a leading actor in both comedic and dramatic Bryan Cranston filmography, works on stage and screen. He has received ...

, American actor *

Bryan Danielson Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs on a part time basis. He is also known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under t ...

, American professional wrestler * Bryan Duncan, American singer * Bryan Elsley, Scottish TV writer *

Bryan Engram Bryan Engram (born September 26, 1934) is a former professional Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders from 1956 to 1958. Engram was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 24th round of the 1956 NFL draft before optin ...

, Canadian football player * Bryan Erickson, lead singer of Velvet Acid Christ * Bryan Fairfax (disambiguation), several people *

Bryan Faussett Bryan Faussett (30 October 1720 – 20 February 1776) was an English antiquary. Faussett formed a collection that was rich in Anglo-Saxon objects of personal adornment, such as pendants, brooches, beads and buckles. He discovered the Kingston B ...

(1720–1776), English antiquary *

Bryan Ferry Bryan Ferry (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. He became known as the frontman of the band Roxy Music and also launched a solo career. His voice has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established ...

, English musician * Bryan Fogarty, Canadian ice hockey player *

Bryan Forbes Bryan Forbes Order of the British Empire, CBE (; born John Theobald Clarke; 22 July 1926 – 8 May 2013) was an English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor and novelist described as a "Renaissance man"Falk Q. . BAFTA. 17 October 2 ...

(1926–2013), English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor, and novelist *

Bryan Fuller Bryan Fuller (born July 27, 1969) is an American writer and producer, best known for creating the television series ''Pushing Daisies'' (2007–2009) and ''Hannibal (TV series), Hannibal'' (2013–2015). Fuller is also known for his work as a writ ...

, American screenwriter and television producer * Bryan Fury, a fictional Tekken fighting game series character * Bryan Green, Tasmanian politician * Bryan Habana (born 1983), South African rugby player * Bryan Henderson (born 1977), American football player * Bryan Herta, American race car driver and team owner *

Bryan Hextall Bryan Aldwyn Hextall (July 31, 1913 – July 25, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL). Considered one of the top wingers of the 1940s, he led the NHL in goal ...

, Canadian ice hockey player * Bryan Ivie, American volleyball player * Bryan King (Australian footballer) (born 1935), Australian rules footballer * Bryan King (footballer, born 1947), English footballer * Bryan King (politician) (born 1968), member of the Arkansas Senate * Bryan Lee-Lauduski, American football player * Bryan Magdaleno (born 2001), Dominican baseball player * Bryan Mbeumo (born 1999), French-born Cameroonian footballer * Bryan Mone (born 1995), American football player *

Bryan Mosley Bryan Mosley (25 August 1931 – 9 February 1999) was a British actor, best known for his role as grocer Alf Roberts in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Early life Mosley was born in Leeds, an only child, to Agnes Basquil ...

, English actor, Coronation Street *

Bryan Lee O'Malley Bryan Lee O'Malley (born February 21, 1979) is a Canadians, Canadian cartoonist, best known for the ''Scott Pilgrim'' series. He also performs as a musician under the alias Kupek. Career Bryan Lee O'Malley attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Se ...

, Canadian cartoonist *

Bryan Posthumus Bryan Richard Posthumus (born October 26, 1984) is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Michigan's 90th House of Representatives district, 90th district. Elected in 2020, he assumed office on ...

(born 1985), American politician * Bryan Ramos (footballer) (born 2001), Honduran football player *

Bryan Ramos (baseball) Bryan Ramos (born March 12, 2002) is a Cuban professional baseball third baseman for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024. Professional career Ramos signed with the Chicago White Sox as an internat ...

(born 2002), Cuban baseball player *

Bryan Reynolds (scholar) Bryan Reynolds (born 1965), Claire Trevor Professor, Distinguished Professor, and Chancellor's Professor at the University of California-Irvine, is an American critical theorist, performance theorist, and Shakespeare scholar who developed the ...

, American critic and playwright *

Bryan Robson Bryan Robson (born 11 January 1957) is an English association football, football manager and former player. He began his career with West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion in 1972, where he amassed over 200 appearances and was club ca ...

, English footballer *

Bryan Ruiz Bryan Jafet Ruiz González (; born 18 August 1985) is a Costa Rican former professional Association football, footballer. A left-footed Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder, he also played as a Forward (association football)#S ...

, Costa Rican footballer * Bryan Rust, American ice hockey player * Bryan Sammons (born 1995), American baseball player * Bryan Scary, American musician * Bryan Matthew Sevilla, American adult film actor, known by his stage name James Deen *

Bryan Singer Bryan Jay Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is the founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions and has produced almost all of the films he has directed, as well as multiple television series. After graduating from the Univ ...

, American film director * Bryan Smithson, American basketball player * Bryan Smyth, Irish singer * Bryan Tepper, Canadian politician *

Bryan Thompson (disambiguation) Bryan Thompson may refer to: * Bryan Thompson (American football), (born 1999), American football player * Bryan Thompson (designer) (born 1974), American automotive designer * Bryan Thompson (rower), Canadian lightweight rower See also *Brian Tho ...

, multiple people *

Bryan Trottier Bryan John Trottier (born July 17, 1956) is a Canadian and American former professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins. He won four Stanley Cups with ...

, Canadian ice hockey player * Bryan White (born 1974), American country music artist * Bryan Yipp, Canadian biologist

References

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