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Meaning and origin
Ian is a Scottish boy name. The meaning of the name is `gift from God`.


Where is it used?
The name Ian is mainly used in Scottish and in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Johannes (In German, Dutch, Scandinavian and in Late Roman)
John (In English and in the bible)


See also
In Welsh and in English: Evan
In Welsh: Ieuan
In Welsh: Siôn
In Welsh: Ifan
In Welsh: Iefan
In Swedish and in Icelandic: Jon
In Spanish: Juan
In Slovene: Janez
In Serbian: Jovan
In Scottish: Iain
In Russian, Czech, Serbian and in Croatian: Ivan
In Russian: Ioann
In Romanian and in Bulgarian: Ioana
In Romanian and in Bulgarian: Ioan
In Romanian: Ionela
In Romanian: Ionel
In Romanian: Iancu
In Portuguese: João
In Polish: Iwan
In Norwegian and in English: Jonette
In Manx: Ean
In Lithuanian: Jonas
In Latvian: Janis
In Italian: Giovanna
In Irish and in Scottish: Eoin
In Irish: Sean
In Hungarian: János
In Hawaiian: Keoni
In Greek: Ioannes
In Greek: Yannis
In Greek: Ioannis
In Galician: Xoán
In Finnish and in Hungarian: Jani
In Finnish: Juhana
In Finnish: Juha
In Finnish: Joni
In Finnish: Jouni
In Finnish: Hannu
In Finnish: Juhani
In Finnish: Juho
In Finnish: Jussi
In Finnish: Jukka
In Esperanto: Jochjo
In Esperanto: Johano
In English: Hank (M)
In English: Jonie
In English: Johnnie
In English: Johnie
In English: Johnny
In English: Jan
In English: Jonelle
In English: Jack
In Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech and in Polish: Jan
In Dutch, Polish and in Czech: Jana
In Danish: Jens
In Cornish: Jowan
In Catalan: Joan
In Breton and in French: Yann
In the bible (Original): Yehochanan
In Basque and in Romanian: Ion


What Ian`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Ian:
   it not reall common but i like it
   The worst thing about the name:
   people call me often joanna or even diana...
   If my name wasn`t Ian....:
   maybe i want more softer sounding name
   Extra information:
   
2. The best thing about the name Ian:
   It is common, butnot overly used
   The worst thing about the name:
   Some people spell it wrong... It's not EN
   If my name wasn`t Ian....:
   I would have a less common name like .... well... I am not sure!
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More `Ian` links
Ian as abbreviation
Actors named Ian
Ian in the encyclopedia