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Ian

March 13, 2024

This article is about a given name. For other uses, see Ian (disambiguation).

Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name יוֹחָנָן‎ (Yohanan, Yôḥānān) and corresponds to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename Iain. This name is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as in other English-speaking countries.

Ian
Pronunciation/ˈiːən/ EE-ən
Scottish Gaelic: [ˈiaɲ][1]
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameScottish Gaelic, from Hebrew Yohanan
Other names
Related namesJohn, Evan, Eoin, Giovanni, Hans, Juan, Hovhannes, Ioan, Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Jean, Jhon, Joan, João, Johan/Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jonne, Jovan, Juhani, Sean, Shane, Siôn, Yahya, Yohannes

The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s.[2] In 1900, Ian ranked as the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales.[3] As of 2019, the name has been in the top 100 in the United States every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003.[4]

Other Gaelic forms of the name "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish). The Welsh equivalent is Ioan, the Cornish counterpart is Yowan and the Breton equivalent is Yann.

Notable people named Ian edit

As a first name (alphabetical by family name) edit

As a middle name edit

As a surname edit

  • Janis Ian (born 1951), singer and songwriter
  • Scott Ian, stage name of Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born 1963), guitarist with the metal band Anthrax

Notable people named Iain edit

Fictional people named Ian edit

Fictional people named Iain edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Dictionary Detail – Iain". www.faclair.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Name: Ian". BabyNames.co.uk. Baby Names UK. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  3. ^ "Top 200 Most Popular Names in England and Wales in 1900". British Baby Names. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  4. ^ . Social Security Administration. Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2020-04-24.

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This article is about a given name For other uses see Ian disambiguation Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin which is derived from the Hebrew given name יו ח נ ן Yohanan Yoḥanan and corresponds to the English name John The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename Iain This name is a popular name in Scotland where it originated as well as in other English speaking countries IanPronunciation ˈ iː e n EE enScottish Gaelic ˈiaɲ 1 GenderUnisexOriginWord nameScottish Gaelic from Hebrew YohananOther namesRelated namesJohn Evan Eoin Giovanni Hans Juan Hovhannes Ioan Ioane Ivan Iven Ifan Jack Jackson Jan Jane Janez Jean Jhon Joan Joao Johan Johann Johanan Johannes Jonne Jovan Juhani Sean Shane Sion Yahya YohannesThe name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s 2 In 1900 Ian ranked as the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales 3 As of 2019 update the name has been in the top 100 in the United States every year since 1982 peaking at 65 in 2003 4 Other Gaelic forms of the name John include Seonaidh Johnny from Lowland Scots Seon from English Seathan and Sean and Eoin from Irish The Welsh equivalent is Ioan the Cornish counterpart is Yowan and the Breton equivalent is Yann Contents 1 Notable people named Ian 1 1 As a first name alphabetical by family name 1 2 As a middle name 1 3 As a surname 2 Notable people named Iain 3 Fictional people named Ian 4 Fictional people named Iain 5 See also 6 ReferencesNotable people named Ian editAs a first name alphabetical by family name edit Ian Alexander actor born 2001 American actor Ian Agol born 1970 American mathematician Ian Anderson musician born 1947 lead of rock band Jethro Tull Ian Astbury born 1962 singer of rock band The Cult Ian Bairnson 1953 2023 Scottish guitarist of The Alan Parsons Project and Pilot Ian Baker Finch born 1960 Australian golfer and 1991 British Open winner Ian Bannen 1928 1999 British actor Ian Bazalgette 1918 1944 Canadian British recipient of the Victoria Cross Ian Beausoleil Morrison American aerospace engineer Ian Bell born 1982 English cricketer Ian Berry disambiguation multiple people Ian Black disambiguation multiple people Sir Ian Blair born 1953 British former Head of the Metropolitan Police Service Ian Bogost American video game designer and academic Ian Bohen born 1976 American actor Ian Bolton born 1953 English footballer Ian Book born 1998 American football player Sir Ian Botham born 1955 English cricketer Ian Brady Ian Duncan Stewart 1938 2017 convicted for the Moors murders in England in the 1960s Ian Bremmer born 1969 political scientist author entrepreneur Ian Broudie born 1958 English singer in The Lightning Seeds and music producer Ian Brown born 1963 singer and lyricist in The Stone Roses Ian Bunting born 1996 American football player Ian Callaghan born 1942 Liverpool footballer with the most appearances Ian Callum born 1954 British design director for Jaguar Ian Cameron disambiguation multiple people Ian Carmichael 1920 2010 OBE English actor Ian S E Carmichael 1930 2011 American volcanologist Ian iDubbbz Carter born 1990 American YouTube personality Ian Chan born 1993 Hong Kong singer songwriter and actor Ian Brackenbury Channell birth name of The Wizard of New Zealand born 1932 Ian Chappell born 1943 former Australian cricketer Ian Charleson 1949 1990 Scottish British actor Ian Clark disambiguation multiple people Ian Clyde born 1956 Canadian boxer Ian Cole born 1989 American hockey player Ian Collier 1943 2008 singer and actor Ian Colquhoun author Scottish actor and writer Ian Cooper disambiguation multiple people Ian James Corlett born 1962 cartoon writer and voice actor creator of Being Ian Ian Crocker born 1982 swimmer Ian Curtis 1956 1980 singer and lyricist in Joy Division Ian Dalrymple 1903 1989 British filmmaker Ian Davidson disambiguation multiple people Ian Davis disambiguation multiple people Ian Desmond born 1985 American Major League Baseball shortstop Ian Stuart Donaldson 1957 1993 English vocalist and frontman of British neo Nazi band Skrewdriver Ian Dunn activist 1943 1998 Scottish gay and paedophile rights activist Ian Dunn rugby union born 1960 New Zealand rugby union player Ian Dury 1942 2000 British singer and songwriter Ian Eagle born 1969 American sports announcer Ian Edmond born 1978 British swimmer Ian Falconer 1959 2023 American author and illustrator Ian Ferguson disambiguation multiple people Ian Flanagan born 1982 Welsh tennis player Ian Fleming 1908 1964 British novelist creator of James Bond Ian Flynn born 1982 American comic book writer Ian Forrest born 1950 British racing driver Ian Frazier born 1951 American writer and humorist Ian Froman born 1937 South African born Israeli tennis player and tennis patron Ian George artist 1953 2016 Cook Islands artist Ian Gibbons musician 1952 2019 English keyboardist member of The Kinks Ian Gibson disambiguation multiple people Ian Gillan born 1945 English lead singer of hard rock band Deep Purple Ian Gleed DSO DFC 1916 1943 English Royal Air Force flying ace and one of the Few Ian Gold born 1978 former American football player Ian Gomm born 1947 British guitarist and singer Ian Goodfellow born 1987 Director of Machine Learning in the Special Projects Group at Apple computer Ian Gow 1937 1990 British Member of Parliament assassinated by IRA terrorists Ian Gregson athlete born 1962 Canadian actor musician activist Ian Greig born 1955 former English cricketer and brother of Tony Greig Ian Grist 1938 2002 British politician Ian Gunther born 1999 American gymnastics creator Ian Hall musician 1940 2022 Guyanese born British musician and composer Ian Hallard born 1974 British actor Ian Hamilton disambiguation multiple people Ian Hanlin Canadian voice actor Ian Hanomansing Canadian journalist and news anchor Ian Harding born 1986 American actor Ian Hart born 1964 English actor Ian Haugland born 1964 as Jan Hakan Haugland Norwegian born Swedish drummer for the band Europe Ian Healy born 1964 former Australian Wicket Keeper Ian Hecox born 1987 American comedian with Smosh Ian Henderson footballer born 1985 current Norwich City F C player in the FA Premier League Ian Henderson news presenter born 1953 Australian news presenter Ian Henderson police officer 1927 13 April 2013 former head of secret police in Bahrain accused of torture Ian Henderson rugby league born 1983 Scottish rugby hooker who plays in Australia Ian Hennessy born 1967 Irish soccer player Ian Hicks disambiguation multiple people Ian Hill born 1951 bassist for metal band Judas Priest Ian Hislop born 1960 British satirist and editor of Private Eye Sir Ian Holm 1931 2020 British actor Ian Holmes footballer born 1950 Ian Holmes runner born 1965 English runner Ian Holmes footballer born 1985 Ian Ho swimmer born 1997 Hong Kong freestyle swimmer Ian Hornak 1944 2002 painter Ian Hunter actor 1900 1975 English actor Ian Hunter singer born 1939 English singer of Mott the Hoople Ian McLellan Hunter 1915 1991 English screenwriter best known as the front for the blacklisted Dalton Trumbo and who later found himself blacklisted Ian Huntley born 1974 double murderer Ian Jacobs oncologist born 1957 English academic gynaecological oncologist gynaecologist obstetrician Ian Jacobs Australian kickboxer and 3 time World Kickboxing Champion Ian James athlete born 1963 Olympic athlete Ian Jones Quartey born 1984 animator Ian Joyce born 1985 American soccer player Ian Kahn born 1972 American actor Ian Karmel born 1984 American stand up comedian and writer Ian Keith 1899 1960 American actor Ian Kennedy born 1984 Major League Baseball pitcher Ian Kershaw born 1943 English historian Ian Lemmy Kilmister 1945 2015 singer bass player in Motorhead Ian Kinsler born 1982 Israeli American Major League Baseball All Star second baseman Ian Vaush Kochinski born 1994 American YouTuber and livestreamer Ian Koziara American operatic tenor Ian Krankie born 1947 Scottish entertainer Ian Laperriere born 1974 Canadian American hockey player Ian Lavender 1946 2024 English actor Ian Law born 1938 Australian footballer Ian Levy born 1966 British Conservative MP for Blyth Valley since 2019 Ian Hideo Levy born 1950 American author Ian Oswald Liddell 1919 1945 recipient of the Victoria Cross Ian Livingstone born 1949 author Ian Lorimer British television director Ian Lucas born 1960 politician Ian MacArthur 1925 2007 politician Ian MacDonald 1948 2003 author Ian Macdonald barrister 1939 2019 Ian MacKaye born 1962 musician Ian Mahinmi born 1986 basketball player Ian Malcolm politician 1868 1944 Member of Parliament 1910 1919 Ian Martin disambiguation multiple people Ian Matos 1989 2021 Brazilian diver Ian Matthews drummer born 1971 drummer for Kasabian Ian Maxtone Graham born 1959 television writer and producer Ian McAteer born 1961 former gangster from Glasgow Ian McCaskill 1938 2016 weather forecaster Ian McCulloch actor born 1939 actor Ian McCulloch singer born 1959 British singer in the band Echo amp the Bunnymen Ian McCulloch snooker player born 1971 snooker player Ian McDiarmid born 1944 Scottish actor Ian McDonald musician 1946 2022 British musician best known for being a member of both King Crimson and Foreigner Ian McEwan born 1948 English novelist and screenwriter Ian McKay 1953 1982 English recipient of the Victoria Cross Sir Ian McKellen born 1939 English actor Ian McLagan 1945 2014 English musician best known for being a member of both Small Faces and Faces Ian McMillan footballer born 1931 Scottish footballer Ian McMillan poet born 1956 Ian McShane born 1942 actor Ian Messiter 1920 1999 English creator of Just a Minute Ian Miles born 1952 Australian footballer Ian Moran cricketer born 1979 Australian cricketer Ian Moran born 1972 American hockey player Ian Morris cricketer born 1946 Welsh cricketer Ian Morris musician 1957 2010 New Zealand musician Ian Morris historian born 1960 British historian Ian Morris athlete born 1961 Trinidadian athlete Ian Morris footballer born 1987 Irish professional footballer Ian Morrison journalist 1913 1950 Australian journalist Ian Morrison RNZAF officer 1914 1997 senior officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Ian Scotty Morrison born 1930 former National Hockey League referee and vice president Ian Morrison footballer born 1954 Australian rules footballer Sir Ian Morrow 1912 2006 British accountant and politician Ian Morton born 1970 English cricketer Ian Mosley born 1953 drummer for Marillion Ian Moss born 1955 Australian musician Cold Chisel Ian Murdock 1973 2015 computer professional creator of the Debian project Ian Nepomniachtchi born 1990 Russian chess grandmaster Ian O Brien born 1947 swimmer Ian Paice born 1948 drummer of Deep Purple Ian Paisley 1926 2014 Protestant politician Ian Patterson disambiguation multiple people Ian Pearson badminton born 1974 English badminton player Ian Peck born 1957 English cricketer Ian Pooley born 1973 German DJ Ian Poulter born 1976 English professional golfer Ian Punnett born 1960 American radio broadcaster and priest Ian Rankin born 1960 Scottish novelist Ian Reed 1927 2020 Australian discus thrower Ian Reid disambiguation multiple people Ian Richards disambiguation multiple people Ian Richardson 1934 2007 Scottish actor Ian Robinson disambiguation multiple people Ian Ross disambiguation multiple people Ian Rush born 1961 Welsh international footballer Ian Sanders born 1961 cricketer for Edinburgh Scotland Ian Sangalang born 1991 Filipino professional basketball player Ian Scheckter born 1947 former South African F1 driver Brother of Jody Scheckter and uncle of Tomas Scheckter Ian Scott disambiguation multiple people Ian Shaw actor born 1969 Ian Smith disambiguation multiple people Ian Smith 1919 2007 former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Snell born 1981 American Major League Baseball pitcher Ian Somerhalder born 1978 actor Ian Stanley born 1957 British musician Ian Stannard born 1987 English cyclist Ian Stevenson Webster 1925 2002 British judge Ian Stewart disambiguation multiple people Ian Stone English comedian Ian Svenonius born 1968 American musician Ian Tattershall born 1945 American paleoathropologist Ian Thomas American football born 1995 American football player Ian Thomson disambiguation multiple people Ian Thornley born 1972 Canadian musician Ian Thorpe born 1982 Australian swimmer Ian Sam Totman born 1979 British guitarist Ian Tracey born 1964 Canadian actor Ian Tyson 1933 2022 Canadian singer songwriter Ian Van Dahl Belgian artist Ian Veneracion born 1975 Filipino actor athlete pilot and singer Ian Voigt American sound engineer Ian Walker sailor born 1970 British sailor Ian Wallace disambiguation multiple people Ian Waltz born 1977 American discus thrower Ian Watkins Lostprophets singer born 1977 former lead singer of the alternative metal band Lostprophets and convicted pedophile Ian H Watkins born 1976 British pop singer and actor former member of Steps Ian Weatherhead born 1932 English watercolor artist Ian Webster born 1986 English footballer Ian West born 1951 Australian politician Sir Ian Wilmut 1944 2023 English embryologist best known for cloning Dolly the sheep Ian Wilson disambiguation multiple people Ian Wingrove 1942 2023 British American visual effects artist Ian Wolfe 1896 1992 American actor Ian Wood disambiguation multiple people Ian Woosnam born 1958 Welsh golfer Ian Wright born 1963 English footballer Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa birth name of American musician Dweezil Zappa born 1969 Ian Ziering born 1964 American actorAs a middle name edit Michael Ian Black often credited by his full name born 1971 American comedian Richard Ian Cox born 1973 Welsh Canadian actor voice actor including as Ian Kelley on Being Ian and radio host Henry Ian Cusick born 1967 Scottish Peruvian actor and television director James Ian Keith 12th Earl of Kintore 1908 1989 Thomas Ian Nicholas born 1980 American actor and singer Andrew Ian Porter born 1946 American editor publisher and science fiction fanAs a surname edit Janis Ian born 1951 singer and songwriter Scott Ian stage name of Scott Ian Rosenfeld born 1963 guitarist with the metal band AnthraxNotable people named Iain editIain Anders 1933 1997 English actor Iain Andrews born 1975 contemporary English painter Iain Archer Northern Irish Singer songwriter musician Iain Armitage born 2008 American child actor Iain Baird born 1971 Canadian former soccer defender Iain Ballamy born 1964 British composer soprano alto and tenor saxophone player Iain Balshaw born 1979 MBE English rugby player Iain Bell born 1980 English composer Iain Banks 1954 2013 Scottish writer Iain Benson born 1955 legal philosopher writer professor and practising legal consultant Iain Black born 1967 British Columbia politician Iain Boal Irish social historian of technics and the commons Iain Borden born 1962 English architectural historian and urban commentator Iain Brambell born 1973 Canadian rower Iain Brines born 1967 former Scottish football referee in the Scottish Premier League Iain Brunnschweiler born 1979 English former cricketer Iain Canning born 1979 English film producer Iain Chambers English composer producer and performer Iain Michael Chambers British scholar Iain Cheeseman Australian scientist Iain Chisholm born 1985 Scottish footballer Iain Clough born 1965 British slalom canoer Iain Collings Australian scientist Iain Connell born 1977 Scottish comedian and actor Iain Coucher born 1961 British businessman and consultant in the railway industry Iain Couzin British scientist Iain Dale born 1962 British broadcaster author and political commentator Iain Davidson born 1984 Scottish professional footballer Iain De Caestecker born 1987 Scottish actor Iain Dilthey born 1971 British film director Iain Donald Campbell 1941 2014 FRS 1941 2014 Scottish biophysicist and academic Iain Dowie born 1965 Northern Irish football manager Iain Duncan born 1963 Canadian former ice hockey forward Iain Dunn born 1970 English former professional footballer Iain Durrant born 1966 Scottish footballer Iain Eairdsidh MacAsgaill 1898 1934 Scottish poet and piper Iain Evans field hockey born 1981 South African field hockey player Iain Fairley born 1973 Scottish rugby union player Iain Fearn born 1949 Scottish footballer Iain Finlay born 1935 Australian author Iain Finlayson alpine skier 1951 1990 British alpine skier Iain Glen born 1961 Scottish actor noted for his role in TV s Game of Thrones Iain Gray born 1957 Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament Iain Hamilton disambiguation multiple people Iain Harnden born 1976 Zimbabwean hurdler Iain Kay born 1949 Zimbabwean farmer and politician Iain Lee born 1973 British comedian TV presenter and radio presenter Iain Lindsay born 1959 British diplomat Iain Macleod 1913 1970 British politician Iain Macmillan 1938 2006 Scottish photographer noted for his image of the Beatles walking across Abbey Road Iain Matthews born 1946 formerly known as Ian Matthews English musician singer songwriter member of Fairport Convention Iain David McGeachy 1948 2009 birth name of John Martyn British singer songwriter and guitarist Iain McGilchrist born 1953 psychiatrist writer and former Oxford literary scholar Iain McKenzie born 1959 Scottish politician Iain Morrison rugby union born 1962 Scottish rugby union player Iain Morrison born 1983 English rugby league player Iain Morrison musician Scottish musician Iain O Brien born 1976 New Zealand cricketer Iain Paxton born 1957 Scottish rugby player Iain Robertson born 1981 Scottish actor Iain Smith Scottish politician born 1960 Scottish politician Iain Duncan Smith born 1954 Leader of the Conservative Party 2001 2003 Iain Softley born 1958 film director Iain Stirling born 1988 Scottish TV presenter and comedian Iain Stewart disambiguation multiple people Iain Sutherland 1948 2019 Scottish musician member of The Sutherland Brothers Iain Sydie born 1969 Canadian badminton player Iain Torrance born 1949 President of Princeton Theological Seminary and former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of ScotlandFictional people named Ian editIan the supporting character from Shinbi s Haunted House anime Ian from Shane Jiraiya Cummings short story Ian every male character the protagonist meets is called Ian Ian from Sarah Kane s play Blasted Ian from Leprechaun 2 Ian the protagonist in the manga Not Simple by Natsume Ono Ian Beale from the TV soap opera EastEnders Ian Chesterton from the TV series Doctor Who Ian Craig from the radio soap opera The Archers Ian the Deer Elliot s arch rival in the Open Season movies Ian Doyle an Irish terrorist featured on Criminal Minds Ian Edgerton FBI agent and sniper from the show Numb3rs Ian Foot from the British TV series Come Fly with Me Ian Gallagher one of the main characters in the television drama Shameless and its American remake Ian Grimm creative director of fictional video game in the television series Mythic Quest Ian Hainsworth Susan Delfino s boyfriend in 3rd season of Desperate Housewives Ian Hawke the main antagonist in the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies Ian Howe an antagonist in National Treasure Ian Kabra antagonist of the book series The 39 Clues Ian Kelley title character from the Canadian animated series Being Ian created by Ian James Corlett voiced by Richard Ian Cox Ian Lewis and Ian Ketterman together with dozens of other Ians characters created by Lee and Herring the duo used Ian as their de facto comedy name in such sketches as the Ian News Ian Lightfoot Tom Holland s character from the film Onward Ian Malcolm Jurassic Park from Michael Crichton s novel Jurassic Park Ian MAR a recurring character in the manga and anime series MAR Ian Maxtone Graham from the TV series Suddenly Susan Professor Ian McClaine adoptive father of Joe 90 Ian McKenzie the liberal attorney from the novel and the film A Dry White Season Ian McKinley from the movie Final Destination 3 Ian Miller from the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding Ian Murray the nephew of Jamie Fraser in Diana Gabaldon s Outlander series Ian Nottingham a character from Witchblade comic and TV series Ian O Shea from Stephenie Meyer s novel The Host Ian Papov character and member of the Demolition Boys also known as the Blitzkrieg Boys from the anime series Beyblade 2000 Ian Randall from the Smallville TV series episodes Dichotic and Asylum a character who had the ability to duplicate himself Ian Raymond Laura s boyfriend in the novel and film High Fidelity Ian Rider from the Alex Rider books Ian Schulenburg unseen husband of Harriet Schulenburg in Green Wing Ian Scuffling Tyrone Slothrup s adopted name after he goes into hiding in Thomas Pynchon s Gravity s Rainbow Ian Slater from the ABC soap opera All My Children Ian Thomas Ryan Merriman s character in the TV series Pretty Little Liars Janis Ian from the film Mean GirlsFictional people named Iain editIain Sterling a fictional character in the Android Netrunner universe Iain Dean a fictional character in the Casualty Central universeSee also editJohn given name a common masculine given name in the English language of originally Semitic origin Eoin Ioan Ian disambiguation IANS disambiguation References edit Dictionary Detail Iain www faclair com Retrieved 21 February 2018 Name Ian BabyNames co uk Baby Names UK Retrieved 2015 01 01 Top 200 Most Popular Names in England and Wales in 1900 British Baby Names 21 August 2012 Retrieved 2015 01 01 Popular Baby Names Social Security Administration Archived from the original on 2018 02 02 Retrieved 2020 04 24 nbsp This page or section lists people that share the same given name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ian amp oldid 1213215818, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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