Ian

See also: ian, ían, iän, -ian, -ían, -յան, and Ian.

English

Alternative forms

• Iain

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiː.ən/

Proper noun

Ian

1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic Eòin, equivalent to English John.
   • 1975, Robertson Davies, World of Wonders, →ISBN, page 736:

     “If you want a Scotch name why don’t you call him Jock?” Macgregor looked disgusted. “Because Jock is not a name, but a diminutive, as everybody knows well. It is the diminutive of John. And John is not a Scots name. The Scots form of that name is Ian. If you want to call him Ian Fetch, I shall say no more”.

Translations

male given name

• Belarusian: Ян m (Jan)
• Latvian: (transliteration) Jans m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: Ян (ru) m (Jan), Иэн m (Ien)
• Spanish: Juan (es) m

References

• Concerning the names Iain, Ian, and Eoin by Josh Mittleman

Anagrams

• ANI, Ain, Ani, Ina, NIA, Nia, ain', ani, ina, nai

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Etymology

From English Ian, from Scottish Gaelic Eóin.

Noun

Ian

1. a male given name from Scottish Gaelic
2. a female given name

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Ian.