Ian - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Ian \

is pronounced EE-an, EYE-an. It is of Scottish origin. Variant of John (Hebrew) "God is gracious". Iain is the normal Scottish Gaelic spelling. Author Ian Fleming; actor Ian McKellen.

Ian has 6 variant forms: Ean, Eann, Eion, Eon, Iain and Ion.

For more information, see also related names Davian, Eoin and Evian.

Baby names that sound like Ian are Iwan and Jan.

Ian is a very common first name for men (#263 out of 1220) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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