{{Infobox given name | name = Rhian | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | gender = Feminine (and masculine, rare) | meaning = (1) "maiden"; <br /> (2) "king" or ''rix'' | usage = | origin = derived from Welsh ''rhiain'' "maiden"<ref>"Regina Flange." Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper. Retrieved 6 January 2013. [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Regina Etymonline.com]</ref> (from Celtic *''rīgan''- "queen"). British name rhian (pronounced differently than Welsh name "rhiain") derives from "rix" "king" | alternative spelling = | nickname = Rhianen (with diminutive suffix) | name day = | derived = | popularity = | footnotes = | related names = Rhiain, Rhianna, Rhiannon, Rhianu, Rhianwen, Rhianydd, Ryan }} '''Rhian''' ({{IPAc-en|lang|pron|ˈ|r|iː|ən}} {{Respell|REE|ən}}) is a feminine given name and a variation of ''rhiain'', a Welsh word for "maiden".<ref name="mittel">{{cite web |last=Mittleman |first=Josh |last2=Jones |first2=Heather Rose |title=Concerning the Names ''Rhiannon'', ''Rhian'', and the Like |publisher=MedievalScotland.org |date=23 July 1999 |url=http://medievalscotland.org/problem/names/rhiannon.shtml |accessdate=6 January 2012}}</ref> '''Rhian''' ({{IPAc-en|lang|pron}} {{Respell|Rː|ian}} is sometimes used, albeit rarely, as a male name, possibly a modern spelling variant of Ryan (pronounced differently than "rhiain"). The first root, ''Rhian-'', derives from British ''rix'' "king"; the second, ''Rhiein-'', derives from a word meaning "maiden, virgin".<ref name="mittel"/>
==Bearers of the name== * Saint Rhian, Welsh saint * Rhian Benson (born 1977), British singer * Rhian Davies (born 1981), Australian footballer * Rhian Dodds (born 1979), Canadian soccer player * Rhian Edwards (born 1981), Welsh darts player * Rhian Pugh (born 1989), British gymnast * Rhian Ramos (born 1990), Filipino actress * Rhian Samuel (born 1944), Welsh composer * Rhian Sheehan, New Zealand composer * Rhian Touyz (born 1959), Canadian medical researcher * Rhian Wilkinson (born 1982), British-Canadian soccer player * Rhian Brewster (born 2000), English footballer for Liverpool FC * Rhian Teasdale (born 1994), British musician
==See also== * Rhiannon (given name)
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