Coir dragging down boats and buoys. The name coir comes from "kayar", the Malayalam word for cord. Ropes and cordage have been made from coconut fibre since ancient times. Indian navigators who sailed the seas to Malaya, Java, China, and the Gulf of Arabia centuries ago used coir for their ship ropes. Arab writers of the 11th century AD referred to the extensive use of coir for ship ropes and rigging. A coir industry in the UK was recorded before the second half of the 19th century. During 1840, Captain Widely, in co-operation with Captain Logan and Mr. Thomas Treloar, founded
Ryan (given name) Ryan (given name) Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin. It is primarily a male name. It comes from the Irish surname "Ryan". See Ryan (surname) for more information about the origins of the name. Popular sources typically suggest that "Ryan" means "little king" or "illustrious", although the original meaning of the name is obscure. For Ireland, information is available for 2005 and 2006, which shows a popularity rank of 10th and 14th, respectively, for use of "Ryan" as a male given name for newborn children. In Scotland of the 1990s, "Ryan" was the most popular forename for