Rayan (; ), also spelt Rayyan, Rayyaan, Rayaan, Raian, Rayen, or Ryan is generally a male given name of Persian origin (and later) a male and female given name of Islamic/Arabic origin, meaning "luxuriant," "well-watered" or "satiated" in Arabic, while meaning "smart", "wise" or "thinker" in the Persian language.
In the later Islamic tradition, it is the name of one of the gates of Jannah, Al-Rayyan, through which only those who fast a lot would enter on the Day of Resurrection.
This name also has a meaning in Persian. Rayan (), also spelled Ryan, is an Iranian given name of Persian origin. It is primarily a male given name that means "smart", "wise" or "thinker".
In Persian, the word RÃÂyÃÂn (ñçÃÂçÃÂ) appears in Francis Joseph Steingass's A Comprehensive PersianâÂÂEnglish Dictionary (1892) as the plural form of rÃÂy, glossed as "kings".