Rayan

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{{distinguish|Ryan (disambiguation){{!}}Ryan}}

{{Infobox given name

| gender = Female & male

| language = Arabic

| meaning = luxuriant, plentiful, heaven's flower

}}

Rayan ({{langx|ar|ريّان or ريان|translit=rayyān}}), also spelt Rayyan, Rayyaan, Rayaan, or Raian, is generally a given name of Arabic origin, both female and male,{{Cite web|title=Rayyan {{!}} Boy's Baby Names {{!}} Bounty|url=https://www.bounty.com/pregnancy-and-birth/baby-names/baby-name-search/r/rayyan|access-date=2021-03-12|website=www.bounty.com}} meaning , "luxuriant", "plentiful" or "heaven's flower" in Arabic.{{Cite web|last=Campbell|first=Mike|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Rayyan|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/rayyan|access-date=2021-03-12|website=Behind the Name}}

In Arabic and 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.{{Cite web|title=Sahih Muslim 1152 - The Book of Fasting - كتاب الصيام - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)|url=https://sunnah.com/muslim:1152|access-date=2021-06-10|website=sunnah.com}}{{Cite web|title=Sahih al-Bukhari 1896 - Fasting - كتاب الصوم - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)|url=https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1896|access-date=2021-06-10|website=sunnah.com}}{{cite web|title=What are the doors to Jannah/Paradise in Islam?|url=http://islam.about.com/od/heavenhell/tp/Doors-Of-Jannah.htm|work=about.com|accessdate=8 December 2016}}

This name also has a meaning in Persian. Rayan ({{langx|fa|رایان|translit=raːjaːn , Rāyān}}), also spelled Ryan, is an Iranian given name of Persian origin.{{cn|date=June 2024}} It is primarily a male given name that means "smart", "wise" or "thinker".{{cn|date=June 2024}}

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in 2010, Rayan is also one of the most common names among Arab Christians and Druze in Palestine.{{cite book |title=Palestinian Christians: State Attitudes towards Non-Muslims in a Jewish State |first=Una |last=McGahern |year=2013 |isbn=9781136656804 |page=123|publisher=Routledge|quote= }}