Cyan: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cyan – Meaning: blue-green (the color) – Origin: Greek (via Latin), modern color-word coinage – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: SY-an


Cyan is a Greek (via Latin), modern color-word coinage unisex name meaning “blue-green (the color)”. It appears in 6 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Cyan

Meaning: Blue-green (the color).

Origin: Greek (via Latin), modern color-word coinage.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Cyan

Phonetic: SY-an   IPA: /ˈsaɪ.æn/

Popularity of Cyan

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1986–2024.

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