Rhian ( ) is a feminine

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, a variation of ''rhiain'', the common

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word for " maiden". Rhian ( is sometimes used, albeit rarely, as a male name, possibly a modern spelling variant of

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.Wiktionary
/ref> The first root, ''Rhian-'', derives from British ''rix'' "king"; the second, ''Rhiein-'', derives from a word meaning "maiden, virgin".

Bearers of the name

Saint Rhian Saint Rhian was a Welsh abbot. He is a virtually unknown saint In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of Q-D-Š, holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''sai ...

, Welsh saint *

Rhian Benson Rhiannon Afua "Rhian" Benson (born 10 January 1977 in Accra, Ghana) is a Ghanaian-British soul and jazz singer and songwriter. Early life Benson was born in Accra, Ghana, to a Welsh mother, who was a singer, and an Ashanti father, who was a gui ...

, (1977- ) British singer *

Rhian Davies Rhian Davies (born 5 January 1981 in Wales) is an Australian soccer player, who currently plays for Canberra United FC in the Australian W-League. National duties She has represented Australia at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2004 Olympics ...

, (1981- ) Australian footballer *

Rhian Dodds Rhian Dodds (born 3 October 1979) is Canadian footballer who played as a midfielder in the Canadian Soccer League, and the Scottish Premiership. He also holds British citizenship, but represented Canada internationally on the Under-20 level. ...

, (1979- ) Canadian footballer *

Rhian Edwards Rhian O'Sullivan ( née Edwards; 20 January 1981) is a Welsh female professional darts player who plays in events of the World Darts Federation (WDF). Darts career O'Sullivan was a quarter finalist in the 2009 Women's World Masters. She qualifi ...

, (1981- ) Welsh darts player *

Rhian Pugh Rhian Pugh (born 16 April 1989) is a British gymnast. Born in Wales, she is also a member of the Welsh National Squad and part of British Gymnastics World Class Potential Programme. Pugh became British Junior Bar Champion for 2003 and was se ...

, (1989- ) British gymnast * Rhian Ramos, (1990- ) Filipino actress *

Rhian Samuel Rhian Samuel (born Aberdare, Wales, 1944) is a Welsh woman composer who resided in the USA for many years. She has composed over 140 published works, including orchestral, chamber, vocal, and choral music. She now divides her time between mid-Wa ...

, (1944- ) Welsh composer *

Rhian Sheehan Rhian Sheehan is a New Zealand composer and producer born in Nelson and now based in Wellington. He is known for his fusing of orchestral chamber music and piano, with ambient electronic and post-rock cinematic atmospheres. He has also written m ...

, New Zealand composer * Rhian Touyz, (1959- ) Canadian medical researcher * Rhian Wilkinson, (1982- ) British-Canadian footballer * Rhian Brewster, (2000- ) English footballer for Liverpool FC * Rhian Teasdale, (1994- ) British musician

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{{Given name Welsh feminine given names

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