Iain - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Iain \ia-in\ is a variant of Ian (Scottish) and John (Hebrew), and the meaning of Iain is "the Lord is gracious".

The baby name Iain sounds like Wain, Win, Eoin, Ion, Ean, Ewin, Eann, Iwan, Jan, Owin, Owain, Wayn and Yann. Other similar baby names are Bain, Cain, Kain, Dain, Fain, Pain, Rain and Zain.

Iain is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Iain. Compare Iain with related baby names.