Bryant \b-rya-nt, br-yant\ as a boy's name is pronounced BRY-ant. It is of English origin. Variant of Brian. Briant (16th century) was an English saint. Talk show host Bryant Gumbel. Bryant has 1 variant form: Briant. Baby names that sound like Bryant are Brant and Bryent. View a list of the 5 names that reference Bryant.