Ian

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Ian
Gender Male
Origin
Word/Name Hebrew (via Scottish Gaelic)
Meaning gift of god, god's gift
Other names
Related names John
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"Ian", "Iain"(/ˈiː.ən/; Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈɪʲən]) is a name of Gaelic origin, corresponding to English John. It is a very common name in much of the English-speaking world and especially in Scotland, where it originated. Ian was the 19th most common male name, taking account of the whole British population (over 300,000 Ians in total).[citation needed]

The name has now fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the UK, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s,[1] while remaining roughly constant in popularity in the USA.

The original form of the name 'Eóin' originated in the Irish language. Ian is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic version of the name 'Iain'.

Popularity of the name 'Ian' in the USA
Year Rank
2012 78
2011 72
2010 72
2009 72
2008 80
2007 74
2006 80
2005 67
2004 69
2003 65
2002 67
2001 70
2000 73
Note: Rank 1 is the most popular,
rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth.
Name data are from Social Security card applications
for births that occurred in the United States.
Source: Social Security Administration.
See http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames

Other Gaelic forms of "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish). In Greek 'Yannis'/Γιάννης' or 'Ioannis/Ιωάννης' is a particularly common name. Its Welsh counterpart is Ioan, the Breton equivalent is Yann, and Slavic is Ivan.

Notable Ians

As a first name (alphabetical by family name)

As a middle name

As a surname

Notable Iains

Fictional Ians

References

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See also

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