Riordan

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Gender: Male Pronunciation: REAR-den Meaning of Riordan: "bard, royal poet" Origin of Riordan: Irish

The name Riordan is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "bard, royal poet". Riordan and is often added to lists like Names That Mean Ruler or Royal and discussed in our forums with posts like "Love, Like, Lose -- Outlandish/Guilty Pleasures edition!".

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Has a legitimate first name history in its native land and an appealing meaning, but pronunciation is far from obvious.

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Dallas Riordan, character in Marvel Comics
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Riordan, Character in Dragon Age Origins

I agree. I much prefer Ree-or-den or Rye-or-den even though they're incorrect.

The pronunciation isn't attractive.

You're right -- https://www.bookbrowse.com/... -- but this is really unusual! The correct pronunciation and the one used by most people with this name is REAR-den -- http://www.forvo.com/word/r...

I'm pretty sure the author of the Percy Jackson books pronounces this (his last name) Rye-or-den?

This is actually quite cool, but I probably wouldn't use it.