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Yes, I think it's too masculine. It's a misspelled male name.

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How about Rhian? It sounds almost exactly the same (ree-AN not rye-AN) and is a legit female name, if one I don't care for.

I'm assuming you're pronouncing it just like Ryan, so yes, it is too masculine. Turning the -an into -anne does not make it feminine, only misspelled.

I'm not a fan of Ryan for a boy, so Ryanne isn't going to do much for me. It has the added disadvantage of being made up. Personally, I generally like names to age for a good centruy or so before I warm up to them.

Too masculine for me. What about Rhianna or something?

Sorry, I dislike it. To me Ryan and Ryanne are prn. the same way and Ryan is all masculine imo. And I generally dislike -anne names(there are exceptions though).

This message was edited 11/8/2007, 2:57 PM

My niece is Ryan Michelle. After she was born, I tried to talk my sister into Ryanne because I felt it was more feminine but in retrospect, Ryan served her better because it was familiar and easy to spell. Of course, if you're intending to pronounce it ry-ANNE, then I suppose that spelling makes sense. WDYT of Rianna? I came across that in a book and thought it was really nice.

Sorry, I don't care for it at all. I've never been a fan of -anne names (eg Louanne, Leanne, Brianne, etc). They all seem hillbilly-esque to me. Also, Ryanne just looks made up and seems like the parents were trying to be trendy but completely missed the mark.

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But the "anne" definately makes it feminine.

It's good. Unisex.

How are you pronouncing it?I don't think it sounds at all masculine because of the Anne