Rayan
Appearance
Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Meaning | Watered, luxuriant, plentiful |
Rayan (Arabic: ريان, also spelled as Rayyan in the latin alphabet) is a male name of Arabic origin [1]. It means "watered","luxuriant" or "plentiful" in Arabic. [2]
In Islamic tradition, it is the name of one of the gates of Heaven through which only the observers of the fast of Ramadan would enter on the Day of Resurrection.[3]
Given name
- Rayan Al-Boqami, Saudi footballer
- Rayan Al-Harbi, Saudi footballer
- Rayan Aribi, Tunisian handball player
- Rayan Hawili, Lebanese-American American football player
- Rayyan Pathan, Canadian cricketer
- Rayan Souici, French footballer
- Rayan Aït-Nouri, French footballer
- Rayan Yaslam, Emirati footballer
- Rayan El Azrak, Dutch footballer
- Rayan Helal, French racing cyclist
- Rayan Frikeche, Moroccan footballer
- Rayan Khemais, French footballer
- Rayan Kadima, French footballer
Surname
- Jamal Rayyan, Palestinian journalist
- Mohommed Rayyan, Iraqi fighter pilot
- Yasser Rayyan, Egyptian footballer
- Ahmed Yasser Rayyan, Egyptian footballer
- Nizar Rayan, Hamas official
- Shahul Rayyan, Singaporean footballer
- Issa Rayyan, American footballer
Places
- Al Rayyan, municipality in Qatar
- Al Rayyan (city), city in Qatar
- Rayan, Idlib, village in Syria
- Al-Rayyan, Syria, village in Syria
- Ar Rayyan, Saudi Arabia, village in Saudi Arabia
- Wadi El Rayan, nature reserve in Egypt
Organisations
- Al-Rayyan SC, Qatari professional sports club
- Alrayyan TV, Qatari media company
- Al Rayan Bank, British Islamic bank
- Rayyan Sarafand, Lebanese football club
References
- ^ http://www.bounty.com/pregnancy-and-birth/baby-names/baby-name-search/r/rayyan
- ^ https://www.behindthename.com/name/rayyan
- ^ "What are the doors to Jannah/Paradise in Islam?". about.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.