Ayan (

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: عَيَّان ''‘ayān'') is an Indian or Arabic male given name meaning "watchful, seeing, witnessing, viewing" which is a

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to the Arabic word ''‘ayn'' (عين) meaning "eye" or "sight". Similar names with different spelling Aayan and Ayaan.

Notable people with this name

Ayan

* Ayan Allahverdiyeva, Azerbaijani chess player * Ayan Babakishiyeva, Azerbaijani singer and actress *

Ayan Bhattacharjee Ayan Pijush Bhattacharjee (born 17 July 1991) is an Indian cricketer who played for Bengal from 2016/17 to 2019/20. Born in Kalighat, West Bengal, he is a right arm seam bowler of medium pace and a left-handed batter. Ayan made his first-class ...

, Indian cricketer *

Ayan Broomfield Ayan Broomfield (born August 13, 1997) is a Canadian tennis player. Broomfield has won two doubles title on the ITF tour in her career. On April 27, 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 680. On May 4, 2015, she peaked at ...

, Canadian tennis player *

Ayan Mukerji Ayan Mukerji (born 15 August 1983) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in Hindi films. Mukerji made his directorial debut at the age of 26 with the coming-of-age comedy ''Wake Up Sid'' (2009). The film opened to stron ...

, Indian film director * Ayan Pal, Indian author and public speaker *

Ayan Sadakov Ayan Faikov Sadakov ( bg, Аян Фаиков Садъков) (26 September 1961 – 1 July 2017) was a Bulgarian footballer and a key member of the Bulgarian national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Club career Sadakov began his club career ...

, Bulgarian footballer * Wael Ayan (born 1985), Syrian international footballer

Ayaan

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Ayaan Hirsi Ali (; ; Somali: ''Ayaan Xirsi Cali'':'' Ayān Ḥirsī 'Alī;'' born Ayaan Hirsi Magan, ar, أيان حرسي علي / ALA-LC: ''Ayān Ḥirsī 'Alī'' 13 November 1969) is a Somali-born Dutch-American activist and former politicia ...

, Somali-born Dutch-American activist, feminist, author, scholar and politician *

Ayaan Khan Ayaan Khan (born 30 August 1992) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the Oman cricket team. Career He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 January 2016, for Madhya Pradesh in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament in India. While play ...

(born 1992), Indian cricketer *

Ayaan Ali Khan Ayaan Ali Bangash ( hi, अयान अली बंगश; IAST: ) (born 5 September 1979) is an Indian classical musician who plays the ''sarod''. Khan is the son of Amjad Ali Khan and often performs with his older brother Amaan Ali Banga ...

, Indian classical musician

Ayyan

* Ayyan Ali, Pakistani model and singer known professionally as Ayyan

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