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| meaning = God is gracious
|origin = Scottish Gaelic, from Hebrew ]
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| origin = Hebrew (via Scottish Gaelic)
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'''Ian''' or '''Iain''' is a name of ] origin, which is derived from the ] ] {{Script/Hebrew|יוֹחָנָן}} (], ''{{transliteration|he|Yôḥānān}}'') and corresponds to the English name ]. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. This name is a popular name in ], where it originated, as well as in other ] countries.


The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Ian.htm |title=Name: Ian |publisher=Baby Names UK |website=BabyNames.co.uk |access-date=2015-01-01}}</ref> In 1900, Ian ranked as the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2012/08/top-200-most-popular-names-in-england-and-wales-1900.html |title=Top 200 Most Popular Names in England and Wales in 1900 |publisher=British Baby Names |date=21 August 2012 |access-date=2015-01-01}}</ref> {{as of|2019}}, the name has been in the top 100 in the ] every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi|title=Popular Baby Names|publisher=Social Security Administration|access-date=2020-04-24|archive-date=2018-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202070118/https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''"Ian"''', '''"Iain"''', or '''"Eian"''' ({{IPA-gd|ˈɪʲən}}, {{IPA-en|ˈiː.ən|lang}}) is the ] version of the name ]. It is a very common name in much of the ]. In the United Kingdom, Ian was the 19th most common male name, taking account of the whole population (over 300,000 Ians in total).{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} The name has now fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the UK, while remaining roughly constant in popularity in the USA.


Other Gaelic forms of the name "John" include "]" ("Johnny" from ]), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "]" (from ]). The ] equivalent is ], the ] counterpart is Yowan and the ] equivalent is ].
{| class="wikitable"
!! colspan="2" | Popularity of the name 'Ian' in the USA
|-
! Year !! Rank
|-
| 2007 || 74
|-
| 2006 || 81
|-
| 2005 || 68
|-
| 2004 || 69
|-
| 2003 || 65
|-
| 2002 || 67
|-
| 2001 || 70
|-
| 2000 || 73
|-
| 1999 || 72
|-
| 1998 || 73
|-
| 1997 || 60
|-
| colspan="6" | <small>Note: Rank 1 is the most popular,<br>rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth.<br>Name data are from Social Security card applications<br>for births that occurred in the United States.<br>Source: Social Security Administration.<br> See </small>
|}


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Other Gaelic forms of "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from ]), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "]" (from ]). In ] 'Yanis' or 'Ianis' or 'Ioannis' is a particularly common name. Its ] counterpart is ], and the ] equivalent is ].


==Notable people named Ian==
Many ] end in -ian (such as ]), as "ian" (or "yan") means "son of" in ].


==Notable Ians== ===Given name===
*] (born 1970), American mathematician
===As a first name (alphabetical by family name)===
*], multiple people
*] – lead of rock band ]
*] – singer of rock band ] *] (born 1947), lead of rock band ]
*] – guitarist of ] and ] *] (born 1962), singer of rock band ]
*] (1953–2023), Scottish guitarist of ] and ]
*] – golfer and 1991 ] winner
*] – British actor *] (born 1960), Australian golfer and 1991 British Open winner
*] (1928–1999), British actor
*] – recipient of the ]
*] (1918–1944), Canadian-British recipient of the Victoria Cross
*] – former Head of the ]
*], American aerospace engineer
*] – ]er
*] – English footballer *] (born 1982), English cricketer
*], multiple people
*] – ]
*], multiple people
*] – political scientist, author, entrepreneur
*Sir ] (born 1953), British former head of the Metropolitan Police Service
*] – singer in ], and music producer
*] – singer and lyricist in ] *], American video game designer and academic
*] (born 1976), American actor
*] – inventor of the bug sponge
*] – Design director for Jaguar *] (born 1953), English footballer
*] – OBE, actor *] (born 1998), American football player
*Sir ] (born 1955), English cricketer
*] – broadcaster/presenter and paranormal investigator
*Ian Brady (Ian Duncan Stewart, 1938–2017), convicted for the ] in England in the 1960s
*] – Former Australian cricketer
*] (born 1969), political scientist, author, entrepreneur
*] – Scottish/British actor
*] (born 1958), English singer in ], and music producer
*]
*] (born 1963), singer and lyricist in ]
*] – boxer
*] – singer and actor *] (born 1996), American football player
*] (born 1942), English footballer
*]
*] – cartoon writer and voice actor *] (born 1954), British design director for Jaguar
*] – swimmer *], multiple people
*] (1920–2010), English actor
*] – singer and lyricist in ]
*] (1930–2011), American volcanologist
*] – writer
*] (born 1990), American YouTube personality
*] – singer and songwriter
*] (born 1993), Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
*] – American sports announcer
*Ian Brackenbury Channell, birth name of ] (born 1932), educator, comedian, magician, and politician
*] – swimmer
*] (born 1943), Australian cricketer
*]
*] – tennis player *] (1949–1990), Scottish/British actor
*], multiple people
*] – Novelist, creator of ]
*] – writer and humorist *] (born 1956), Canadian boxer
*] (born 1989), American hockey player
*]
*] – lead singer of hard rock band ] *] (1943–2008), singer and actor
*], New Zealand cricketer
*] – former ] player
*] – British guitarist and singer *], Scottish actor and writer
*], multiple people
*] – British politician
*] (born 1962), cartoon writer and voice actor, creator of Being Ian
*]
*] – actor *] (born 1982), swimmer
*] (1935-2021), English television writer
*] – actor
*] (1956–1980), singer and lyricist in ]
*] – Former Australian Wicket-Keeper
*] – comedian with ] *] (1903–1989), British filmmaker
*], American YouTuber
*] – former head of secret police in ], accused of ]
*], multiple people
*] – Australian news presenter
*], multiple people
*] – current ] player in the ]
*] (born 1985), American Major League Baseball shortstop
*] – Scottish rugby ] who plays in Australia
*] (1957–1993), English vocalist and frontman of British neo-Nazi band ]
*]
*] (1943–1998), Scottish gay and paedophile rights activist
*] – Bassist for metal band ]
*] – Satirist and editor of ] *] (born 1960), New Zealand rugby union player
*] (born 1931) – British actor *] (1942–2000), British singer and songwriter
*] – painter *] (born 1969), American sports announcer
*] (born 1978), British swimmer
*] – singer of ]
*] – double murderer *], American singer-songwriter
*] - Can do 100 push ups at once *] (1959–2023), American author and illustrator
*], multiple people
*] – ] ]
*] – historian *] (born 1982), Welsh tennis player
*] (1908–1964), British novelist, creator of James Bond
*] – Major League Baseball all star second baseman (])
*] (born 1982), American comic book writer
*] – singer/bass player in ]
*] (born 1950), British racing driver
*] – entertainer
*] (born 1951), American writer and humorist
*] – hockey player
*] (born 1937), South African-born Israeli tennis player and tennis patron
*] – actor
*] (1953–2016), Cook Islands artist
*] – Australian footballer
*] (1952–2019), English keyboardist, member of The Kinks
*] – recipient of the ]
*] – author *], multiple people
*] (born 1945), English lead singer of hard rock band ]
*] – television director
*] (1916–1943), English Royal Air Force flying ace and one of the Few
*] – politician
*] (born 1978), American football player
*] – politician
*] (born 1947), British guitarist and singer
*] – musician
*] (born 1987), Director of Machine Learning in the Special Projects Group at Apple computer
*] – basketball player
*] (1937–1990), British Member of Parliament assassinated by IRA terrorists
*] – human rights activist
*] (born 1962), Canadian actor, musician, activist
*] – member of ] and notable solo musician, reverted in 1989 to Iain Matthews
*] (born 1955), English cricketer, brother of Tony Greig
*] – drummer for ]
*] (1938–2002), British politician
*] – television writer and producer
*] (born 1999), American gymnastics creator
*] – weather forecaster
*] (1940–2022), Guyanese-born British musician and composer
*] – webcomic artist of '']'' and ''Three Panel Soul''
*] – actor *] (born 1974), British actor
*], multiple people
*] – singer in the band ]
*], Canadian voice actor
*] – snooker player
*], Canadian journalist and news anchor
*] – actor
*] (born 1986), American actor
*] – British musician, best known for being a member of both ] and ]
*] – novelist *] (born 1964), English actor
*] (born 1964 as Jan-Håkan Haugland), Norwegian-born Swedish drummer for the band ]
*] – recipient of the ]
*] (born 1964), Australian wicket-keeper
*] – actor
*] (born 1987), American comedian with ]
*] – poet
*] – Scottish footballer *] (born 1985), English footballer
*] (born 1953), Australian news presenter
*] – actor
*] (1927–2013), former head of secret police in Bahrain, accused of torture
*] – creator of '']''
*] (born 1983), Scottish rugby hooker who plays in Australia
*] – hockey player
*] (born 1967), Irish soccer player
*] – Irish professional ]
*], multiple people
*] – Australian journalist and war correspondent for ''The Times''
*] – drummer for ] *] (born 1951), bassist for metal band ]
*] (born 1960), British satirist and editor of ''Private Eye''
*] – computer professional, creator of the ] project
*] – swimmer *] (born 1997), freestyle swimmer
*Sir ] (1931–2020), British actor
*] – drummer of ]
*]
*] – Protestant politician
*] – German DJ *] (born 1965), English runner
*]
*] – English professional golfer
*] (born 1997), Hong Kong freestyle swimmer
*] – Scottish novelist
*] (1944–2002), painter
*] – Australian ] thrower
*] (1900–1975), English actor
*]
*] (born 1939), English singer of ]
*] – British race walker
*] (1915–1991), English screenwriter best known as the front for the blacklisted Dalton Trumbo and who later found himself blacklisted
*] – Scottish actor
*] (born 1974), double murderer
*]
*] (born 1957), English academic, gynaecological oncologist, gynaecologist/obstetrician
*]
*], Australian kickboxer and 3-time World Kickboxing Champion
*] – Welsh international footballer
*] (born 1963), Olympic athlete
*] - Cricket Player for Edinburgh, Scotland
*] (born 1984), animator
*] – former ] ] driver. He is brother of ] and uncle of ].
*] (born 1985), American soccer player
*]
*] – ex Rhodesian Prime Minister *] (born 1972), American actor
*] (born 1984), American stand-up comedian and writer\
*] – ] pitcher for the ]
*] – actor *] (1899–1960), American actor
*] (born 1984), Major League Baseball pitcher
*] – British musician
*] (born 1943), English historian
*]
*] (1945–2015), singer/bass player in ]
*] – comedian
*] (born 1982), Israeli-American Major League Baseball All Star second baseman
*] – vocalist and frontman of controversial British band ]
*] – American musician *] (born 1994), American YouTuber and livestreamer
*] – Canadian musician *], American operatic tenor
*] (born 1947), Scottish entertainer
*] – Australian swimmer
*] (born 1974), Canadian-American hockey player
*]
*] (1946–2024), English actor
*] – British guitarist
*] (born 1938), Australian rules footballer
*] – Belgian artist
*] (born 1966), British Conservative MP for Blyth Valley since 2019
* – Mobile Software
*Ian ] (born 1950), American author
*] – American discus thrower
*] (born 1977), lead singer of the alternative metal band Lostprophets *] (1919–1945), recipient of the Victoria Cross
*] (born 1949), author
*] (born 1976), British pop singer and actor, former member of Steps
*] – English watercolor artist *], British television director
*] *] (born 1960), politician
*] (1925–2007), politician
*] – English ], best known for cloning ]
*] *] (1948–2003), author
*] *] (1939–2019)
*] – Welsh golfer *] (born 1962), musician
*] – footballer *] (born 1986), basketball player
*] (1868–1944), Member of Parliament (1910–1919)
*] – Birth name of musician Dweezil Zappa
*] – actor *], multiple people
*] (1989–2021), Brazilian diver
*] (born 1971), drummer for ]
*] (born 1959), television writer and producer
*] (born 1998), hockey player
*] (born 1961), former gangster from Glasgow
*] (1938–2016), weather forecaster
*] (born 1939), actor
*] (born 1959), British singer in the band ]
*] (born 1971), snooker player
*] (born 1944), Scottish actor
*] (1946–2022), British musician, best known for being a member of both ] and ]
*] (born 1948), English novelist and screenwriter
*] (1953–1982), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
*Sir ] (born 1939), English actor
*] (1945–2014), English musician, best known for being a member of both ] and ]
*] (born 1931), Scottish footballer
*] (born 1956)
*] (born 1942), actor
*] (1920–1999), English creator of ''Just a Minute''
*] (born 1952), Australian rules footballer
*] (born 1979), Australian cricketer
*] (born 1972), American hockey player
*] (born 1946), Welsh cricketer
*] (1957–2010), New Zealand musician
*] (born 1960), British historian
*] (born 1961), Trinidadian athlete
*] (born 1987), Irish footballer
*] (1913–1950), Australian journalist
*] (1914–1997), senior officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
*] (born 1930), former National Hockey League referee and vice president
*] (born 1954), Australian rules footballer
*Sir ] (1912–2006), British accountant and politician
*] (born 1970), English cricketer
*] (born 1953), drummer for ]
*] (born 1955), Australian musician, ]
*] (1973–2015), computer professional, creator of the Debian project
*] (born 1990), Russian chess grandmaster
*] (born 1947), swimmer
*] (born 1948), drummer of ]
*] (1926–2014), Protestant politician
*], multiple people
*] (born 1974), English badminton player
*] (born 1957), English cricketer
*] (born 1973), German DJ
*] (born 1976), English professional golfer
*] (born 1960), American radio broadcaster and priest
*] (born 1960), Scottish novelist
*] (1927–2020), Australian discus thrower
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (1934–2007), Scottish actor
*] (born 1973), Guyanese-American educator and former Olympic athlete
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (born 1961), Welsh footballer
*] (born 1961), cricketer for Edinburgh, Scotland
*] (born 1991), Filipino professional basketball player
*] (born 1947), former South African F1 driver. Brother of Jody Scheckter and uncle of Tomas Scheckter.
*], multiple people
*] (born 1969)
*], multiple people
*] (1919–2007), Prime Minister of Rhodesia 1964–1979
*] (born 1981), American Major League Baseball pitcher
*] (born 1978), actor
*] (born 1957), British musician
*] (born 1987), English cyclist
*] (1925–2002), British judge
*], multiple people
*], English comedian
*] (born 1968), American musician
*], (born 1945), American paleoanthropologist
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (born 1972), Canadian musician
*] (born 1982), Australian swimmer
*] (born 1979), British guitarist
*] (born 1964), Canadian actor
*] (1933–2022), Canadian singer-songwriter
*], Belgian artist
*] (born 1975), Filipino actor, athlete, pilot, and singer
*], American sound engineer
*] (born 1970), British sailor
*], multiple people
*] (born 1977), American discus thrower
*] (born 1977), former lead singer of the alternative metal band Lostprophets, and convicted pedophile
*] (born 1976), British pop singer and actor, former member of Steps
*] (born 1932), English watercolor artist
*] (born 1986), English footballer
*] (born 1951), Australian politician
*Sir ] (1944–2023), English embryologist, best known for cloning Dolly the sheep
*], multiple people
*] (1942–2023), British-American visual effects artist
*] (1896–1992), American actor
*] (born 1943), English football player and manager
*], multiple people
*] (born 1958), Welsh golfer
*] (born 1963), English footballer
*Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, birth name of American musician ] (born 1969)
*] (born 1964), American actor


===As a middle name=== ===Surname===
*] (born 1951), singer and songwriter
*] – (often credited by his full name), American comedian
*], stage name of Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born 1963), guitarist with the metal band ]
*] – Actor and singer


===As a surname=== ==Notable people named Iain==
*] (1933–1997), English actor
*] – singer and songwriter
*] (born 1975), contemporary English painter
*] – stage name of Scott Ian Rosenfeld, guitarist with the metal band ]
*], Northern Irish Singer-songwriter musician
*] (born 2008), American child actor
*] (born 1971), Canadian soccer defender
*] (born 1964), British composer, soprano, alto and tenor saxophone player
*] (born 1979), English rugby player
*] (born 1980), English composer
*] (1954–2013), Scottish writer
*] (born 1955), legal philosopher, writer, professor and practising legal consultant
*] (born 1967), British Columbia politician
*], Irish social historian of technics and the commons
*] (born 1962), English architectural historian and urban commentator
*] (born 1973), Canadian rower
*] (born 1967), former Scottish football referee in the Scottish Premier League
*] (born 1979), English cricketer
*] (born 1979), English film producer
*], English composer, producer and performer
*], British scholar
*], Australian scientist
*] (born 1985), Scottish footballer
*] (born 1965), British slalom canoer
*], Australian scientist
*] (born 1977), Scottish comedian and actor
*] (born 1961), British businessman and consultant in the railway industry
*], British scientist
*] (born 1962), British broadcaster, author and political commentator
*] (born 1984), Scottish professional footballer
*] (born 1987), Scottish actor
*] (born 1971), British film director
*] (1941–2014), Scottish biophysicist and academic
*] (born 1965), Northern Irish football manager
*] (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey forward
*] (born 1970), English professional footballer
*] (born 1966), Scottish footballer
*] (1898–1934), Scottish poet and piper
*] (born 1981), South African field hockey player
*] (born 1973), Scottish rugby union player
*] (born 1949), Scottish footballer
*] (born 1935), Australian author
*] (1951–1990), British alpine skier
*] (born 1961), Scottish actor, noted for his role in TV's ''Game of Thrones''
*] (born 1957), Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament
*], multiple people
*] (born 1976), Zimbabwean hurdler
*] (born 1992), professional rugby player for Ulster, Ireland and the British & Irish Lions
*] (born 1949), Zimbabwean farmer and politician
*] (born 1973), British comedian, TV presenter and radio presenter
*] (born 1959), British diplomat
*] (1913–1970), British politician
*] (1938–2006), Scottish photographer, noted for his image of the Beatles walking across Abbey Road
*] (born 1946), formerly known as Ian Matthews, English musician, singer-songwriter, member of Fairport Convention
* Iain David McGeachy (1948–2009), birth name of ], British singer-songwriter and guitarist
*] (born 1953), psychiatrist, writer, and former Oxford literary scholar
*] (born 1959), Scottish politician
*] (born 1962), Scottish rugby union player
*] (born 1983), English rugby league player
*], Scottish musician
*] (born 1976), New Zealand cricketer
*] (born 1957), Scottish rugby player
*] (born 1981), Scottish actor
*] (born 1960), Scottish politician
*] (born 1954), Leader of the Conservative Party, 2001–2003
*] (born 1958), film director
*] (born 1988), Scottish TV presenter and comedian
*], multiple people
* Iain Sutherland (1948–2019), Scottish musician, member of ]
*] (born 1969), Canadian badminton player
*] (born 1949), President of Princeton Theological Seminary and former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland


==Fictional people named Ian==
==Notable Iains==
*] – Northern Irish Singer-songwriter musician
*] – MBE, English rugby player
*] – Scottish writer
*] – Scottish drummer (for ])
*] – ] politician
*] – Northern Irish football manager
*] – Scottish footballer
*] – South African field hockey player
*] – Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament
*] – Zimbabwean hurdler
*] – British comedian, TV presenter and radio presenter
*] – British politician
*] – Scottish photographer, noted for his image of the Beatles walking across '']''
*] – Scottish rugby player
*] – Scottish politician
*] – Leader of the Conservative Party, 2001–2003
*] – film director
*] – TV presenter and comedian
*]
*] – Canadian badminton player
*The Very Revd ] – President of ] and former ]


* Ian – the supporting character from '']'' animated series
==Fictional Ians==
* Ian – from ]' short story "Ian"; every male character the protagonist meets is called Ian
*Ian Hawke – the main antagonist in the '']'' movies
*Ian the Deer – Elliot's arch-rival in the '']'' movies * Ian – from ]'s play '']''
* Ian – from '']''
* Ian – the protagonist in the manga ''Not Simple'' by ]
*] – from the TV soap opera '']'' *] – from the TV soap opera '']''
*] – from the TV series '']'' *] – from the TV series '']''
*Ian Craig – from the radio soap opera '']'' * Ian Craig – from the radio soap opera '']''
* Ian the Deer – Elliot's arch-rival in the '']'' movies
* Ian Doyle – an Irish terrorist featured on '']''
*] – FBI agent and sniper from the show '']'' *] – FBI agent and sniper from the show '']''
*Ian Foot – from the British TV series ]
*] – one of the main characters in the television drama, '']''
*] – one of the main characters in the television drama '']'' and its ]
*Ian Howe – an antagonist in '']''
*Ian Kabra – antagonist of ] book series * Ian Grimm – creative director of fictional video game in the television series '']''
*Ian Kelley – from the TV series '']'' * Ian Hainsworth – ]'s boyfriend in 3rd season of '']''
* Ian Hawke – the main antagonist in the '']'' movies
*Ian Lewis and Ian Ketterman (together with dozens of other Ians) – characters created by ]; the duo used 'Ian' as their de facto comedy name, in such sketches as the Ian News
*Ian – from '']'' * Ian Howe – an antagonist in '']''
*Ian Malcolm – from Michael Crichton's novel '']'' * Ian Kabra – antagonist of the book series '']''
*] – a recurring character in the ] and ] series ] * Ian Kelley – title character from the Canadian animated series '']'', created by ], voiced by ]
* Ian Lewis and Ian Ketterman (together with dozens of other Ians) – characters created by ]; the duo used 'Ian' as their de facto comedy name, in such sketches as the Ian News
*Ian Maxtone-Graham – from the TV series '']''
* Ian Lightfoot – ]’s character from the film ]
*Professor Ian McClaine – adoptive father of '']''
*Ian McKenzie – the liberal attorney from the novel and the film '']'' *] – from Michael Crichton's novel '']''
*Ian McKinley – from the movie '']'' *] – a recurring character in the ] and ] series '']''
*Ian Miller – from the movie '']'' * Ian Maxtone-Graham – from the TV series '']''
* Professor Ian McClaine – adoptive father of '']''
*Ian Murray- The Nephew of Jamie Fraser in ]'s ]
*Ian O'Shea – from Stephenie Meyer's novel, '']'' * Ian McKenzie – the liberal attorney from the novel and the film '']''
* Ian McKinley – from the movie '']''
*Ian Randall – from the 'Dichotic' episode of '']'', a character who had the ability to duplicate himself
*Ian Raymond – Laura's boyfriend in the novel and film, '']'' * Ian Miller – from the movie '']''
* Ian Murray – the nephew of Jamie Fraser in ]'s ]
*] – Unseen husband of ] in '']''
* Ian Nottingham – a character from ] comic and ]
*Ian Rider – From the ] books
* Ian O'Shea – from Stephenie Meyer's novel '']''
*Ian Scuffling – Tyrone Slothrup's adopted name after he goes into hiding in ]'s '']''
* Ian Papov – character and member of the Demolition Boys (also known as the Blitzkrieg Boys) from the anime series '']'' (2000)
*Ian – from ]' short story, "Ian". Every male character who the protagonist meets is called Ian
* Ian Randall – from the ], episodes "Dichotic" and "Asylum", a character who had the ability to duplicate himself
*Ian – from ]'s play, '']''
* Ian Raymond – Laura's boyfriend in the novel and film '']''
* Ian Rider – from the '']'' books
*] – unseen husband of ] in '']''
* Ian Scuffling – Tyrone Slothrup's adopted name after he goes into hiding in ]'s '']''
*] – from the ABC soap opera '']''
* Ian Thomas – Ryan Merriman's character in the TV series '']''
*] – from the film '']''

==Fictional people named Iain==
* Iain Sterling, a fictional character in the '']'' universe
*], a fictional character in the '']'' universe


==See also== ==See also==
*] *], a common masculine given name in the English language of originally Semitic origin
*] *]
*] *]
*]
*] *]
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 22 January 2025

This article is about a given name. For other uses, see Ian (disambiguation).
Ian
Pronunciation/ˈiːən/ EE-ən
Scottish Gaelic: [ˈiaɲ]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameScottish Gaelic, from Hebrew Yohanan
Other names
Related namesJohn, Evan, Eoin, Giovanni, Hans, Juan, Hovhannes, Ioan, Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Jean, Jhon, Joan, João, Johan/Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jonne, Jovan, Juhani, Sean, Shane, Siôn, Yann, Yahya, Yohannes

Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name יוֹחָנָן‎ (Yohanan, Yôḥānān) and corresponds to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename Iain. This name is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as in other English-speaking countries.

The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. In 1900, Ian ranked as the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. As of 2019, the name has been in the top 100 in the United States every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003.

Other Gaelic forms of the name "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish). The Welsh equivalent is Ioan, the Cornish counterpart is Yowan and the Breton equivalent is Yann.

Notable people named Ian

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Surname

  • Janis Ian (born 1951), singer and songwriter
  • Scott Ian, stage name of Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born 1963), guitarist with the metal band Anthrax

Notable people named Iain

Fictional people named Ian

Fictional people named Iain

See also

References

  1. "Dictionary Detail – Iain". www.faclair.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. "Name: Ian". BabyNames.co.uk. Baby Names UK. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  3. "Top 200 Most Popular Names in England and Wales in 1900". British Baby Names. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  4. "Popular Baby Names". Social Security Administration. Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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