Maryan
From Hebrew, the name behind Mary, carrying the sense "belonging to Mary". In Poland it's a Ukrainian name worn only by men, and a rare one: around 280 carry it, so most Poles have never met a Maryan.
Maryan Pronunciation
Maryan is pronounced mah-RIH-ahn (/maˈrɨan/).
What Maryan means
Where Maryan comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Maryan reaches back to Hebrew, to the name behind Mary, and its short meaning stays close to that root: belonging to Mary. In Ukrainian use the name settled and spread, worn by men and bound up with the Marian devotion that Mary's name drew to itself over centuries.
The masculine variant Marian sits right beside it, a single letter apart. The cross-gender form Marianna opens the same root to a woman.
Maryan is one of those border names.
On a Polish class register, Maryan would stand out a little, its Ukrainian shape plain next to a Marek or a Marian. The name-day would likely fall near a Marian feast, since the whole family orbits Mary. What the letters give you, in the end, is direct: belonging to Mary.
How many people are named Maryan
1 in 76236 men in Poland is named Maryan. 280 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1820 among male names.
Maryan's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.