Ian

• Iain

• IPA^(key): /ˈiː.ən/, /ˈaɪ.ən/
• Rhymes: -iːən, -aɪən

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”.

• IDS

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

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

From English Ian, from Scottish Gaelic Eóin.

Ian

1. a male given name from Scottish Gaelic

From English Ian, from Scottish Gaelic Eóin, from Old Irish Iohain, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, literally “God is gracious”).

Ian

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

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Ian.

ani, nia

Borrowed from English Ian, from Scottish Gaelic Eóin.

Ian

1. a male given name from Scottish Gaelic

Unadapted borrowing from English Ian. Doublet of João, Ivan, Jean, Ruan, and Geovane.

Ian m

1. a male given name from English