Ryan North: Hi. My name is Ryan North. North is pronounced like the direction, and Ryan is, I think the standard way it's pronounced, R-Y-A-N. When I was born, my parents were certain that they were gonna have a little girl, and I was going to be Amanda Emily North. They were so certain that when I came out a boy, I didn't have a named picked, and it took about a week for me to get a name. My mom thought Ryan was a really great name and really unique, and then first year of kindergarten there were three other Ryans in my class not including myself. She told me later as an adult that she wishes she had chosen something more unique for me, but I like Ryan. I think it's pretty good. It sounds like me, and I feel like if your name is Ryan, then that's probably a pretty good name, too. So, that's how it's pronounced Ryan North.