Rian (りあん)
Rian is read りあん and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 梨杏 and 莉杏. All two are feminine.
Reading
り·あ·ん (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Rian
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 梨杏りあんFeminine
Apricot
- 梨(り)— chosen for sound
- 杏(あん)— apricot
- 莉杏りあんFeminine
Apricot
- 莉(り)— chosen for sound
- 杏(あん)— apricot
The kanji in Rian
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 杏apricot2 spellings
- 梨chosen for sound1 spelling
- 莉chosen for sound1 spelling
Rian with common surnames
Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.
Names that sound similar
Names that start or end with the same sounds.
Other names that use 杏 (apricot)
Questions about Rian
Is Rian a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Rian is feminine.
What does Rian mean?
Rian is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 梨杏 reads as "apricot" and 莉杏 reads as "apricot". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Rian be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 梨杏 and 莉杏. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Rian?
りあん is 3 beats: り · あ · ん. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.
Where this comes from
The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.
How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.
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