Ian

Ian \ian, ia-n\ is a boy's name. It consists of 3 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Ian is pronounced in English as IYahN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Ian: IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Ian?

Ian's language of origin is Hebrew, and it is used predominantly in the English, Scottish, and Gaelic languages. This first emerged as an independent given name in 19th-century Scotland. It is now widely used among English speakers without considerably association with its Scottish roots and its source form John. Ian is a variation (English, Gaelic, and Scottish) of John meaning and origin (English and Hebrew). Ian has 14 variations that are used in both English and foreign languages. Variations used in English Iaen meaning, what does the name Iaene mean, name Iahn, Iaine name, short names for Iann (used in Scottish too), meaning of Iannel, nicknames for Iayn, meaning of Iayne, Iin name popularity, name Ion origin, and Ionn name. The variant spelling Ean meaning and origin (used in Gaelic, and Manx too) is another English form. name Iain meaning (Scottish) is a variation of Ian that is in foreign languages. Another foreign form is the variant spelling Iaian meaning and origin (Scottish). Ian is a popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1930s; before that, it was of only irregular use. Its usage peaked modestly in 2005 with 0.314% of baby boys being given the name Ian. Its ranking then was #68. In 2010, it ranked at #72 with a usage of 0.271%, and it was the 2nd most popular after John meaning and origin, among all boy names in its group. The name was twice as popular as Ian in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Ian:

• Actor Ian Holm, born 12 September 1931, Goodmayes, England
• Actor Ian McKellen, born 25 May 1939, Burnley, England
• Author Ian Fleming, born 28 May 1908 - 12 August 1964, London, England
• Politician Ian Paisley, born 6 April 1926, Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland
• Rock Bandmember Ian MacKaye, born 1987
• Rock Musician Ian Anderson, born 10 August 1947, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

List of baby names that sound like Ian:

baby name Iaen, meaning of Iaene, name Iahn, Iain pronounciation (Scottish and English), Iaine name popularity, Iann definition (English and Scottish), Iayn name popularity, baby name Iayne, name Ihsen meaning, Ihsin definition, what does the name Ihsun mean, meaning of Iin, name Imam origin (Arabic), baby name Iman (Arabic and Urdu), name Ina meaning, Inah name popularity, Ine meaning of name, Inman name, Inmann name popularity, and name Inna.

The baby name Ian fun facts:

The name Ian in reverse order is "Nai".

The numerological value of the name Ian is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Ian?

Ian is in the top names in USA.