Meaning and origin of Ian

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Gift from God.


Origin: Scottish

Meaning: Gift from God The Gaelic form of the name John.
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Meaning and origin of Ian

The boy's name Ian \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 popular male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Ian

Ian
Name Gender: Male
Name Meaning: Form of John
Name Origin: Scottish
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