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Meaning

The name Rhiannon has the following meaning:

A beautiful Welsh name referring to The Great Queen.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Rhiannon is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 586 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Rhiannon remained at the same ranking of 1000. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Rhiannon in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Rhiannon is pronounced as ree-an-un

Origins

Rhiannon originates from the Welsh language.
See other suggested Welsh girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Rhiannon and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Rhiannon: Boys - Aneurin, Arvel, Caden, Cedric, Evan, Gavin, Hywel, Llewellyn, Llewelyn, Lloyd, Maddox, Girls - Ariana, Caron, Dec, Decia, Delyth, Dilys, Elva, Enid, Glenda, Glenna, Glynis, Both genders - Dylan, Gladys

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Rhiannon: Rheanna, Rheanne, Rhiana, Rhianin, Rhiann, Rhianna, Rhiannon, Rhianon, Rhyan, Rhyannon, Rhyanon, Rianna, Riannon, Rianon

Style

We think the name Rhiannon should fall under the following style category: Celtic.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Rhiannon to be: Talented and Creative

In one word, you might describe Rhiannon as a(n) "talented" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Rhiannon (or its variants) are:

Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, born on 4 January, a famous actress. Rhiannon Leigh Wryn's background: An American actress. Her biggest role to date is in the 2007 science fiction film The Last Mimzy, where she plays Emma Wilder, one of the main characters. Her first role was in the 2003 film, Hulk as a younger version of Jennifer Connelly's character Betty Ross. In 2005 she appeared in an episode of The King of Queens. Her first leading role was in The Last Mimzy, which was released on March 23, 2007. Wryn could not yet read during filming of The Last Mimzy, and thus the script had to be read to her so she could memorize it.

Rhiannon Thomas, born on 22 March , a famous singer. Rhiannon Thomas's background: A Welsh singer, song writer and actress. She was born into a working-class Roman Catholic family in Rhondda Cynon Taff, Mid Glamorgan, South Wales. Her father was Glyn Thomas, a Welshman who worked in a local factory, her mother Dolores Marquez was born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico and was the child of a Spanish-Mexican father and a Mayan mother. However she was orphaned from an early age and was adopted in Wales. Rhiannon was baptized at St Mary's R.C Church at three weeks old and took her first Holy Communion there. By the age of seven, she was fluent in both Welsh and English, and began learning Spanish. She can also speak Latin and French.

Lee Rhiannon, born on 30 May, a famous politician. Lee Rhiannon's background: An Australian politician. She joined the Greens New South Wales in 1991 and was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1999. She was re-elected to the Legislative Council at the 2007 state election along with John Kaye, bringing Greens numbers in the Council to four.
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