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I like it. I say it like "REE-ən".

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ETA: I don't like it pronounced like Ryan. It's unintuitive and just turns it into a version of Ryan, which is overused and dated. Rian looks younger and more energetic, part of that is the spelling but it doesn't work if you pronounce the i like the y in Ryan.

This message was edited 11/12/2021, 9:31 PM

When I first saw it, I had no idea that it was a variant of Ryan. I don't know, I and Y both sound like 'ee' or 'ie' in English, which can be pretty confusing. Both of the spellings make phonetic sense, but they also don't. I had been pronouncing it as Re-ahn in my head. Oops..
To cause less confusion, you should choose Ryan as a first name, or Rian as a middle name. I've always loved the name Ryan! However, I was expecting a variant like Ryen or even Ryann (different from Ryann for girls; for boys, it would be pronounced the same as Ryan).
So Rian is interesting. And I agree with Belpheobe, it looks feminine somehow.

This message was edited 11/10/2021, 9:03 AM

I'd expect it to be a *diffrunt* spelling of Ryan, and pronounced the same way. But, from the look of it, it could also be a short form of Adrian, in which case it would sound like REE-an.

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I don't much like Ryan, though it's not offensive. I love Adrian and would use it IRL.

Hi !!!

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I like Rían.
I actually don't know the pronounciation.. REE-an? Or just like Ryan? I like both names equally.

I don't like it, Ryan pronounced Ry an is nice though

This message was edited 11/9/2021, 1:13 PM

I hate it, it looks so awkward and needless spelling. I would say Ryan, the normal way. Ree-an, maybe?