Ian

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Ian is a masculine given name of Scottish Gaelic origin that has become widely used in English-speaking countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
masculine given name
category English masculine given names
Gaelic-language given names
Scottish masculine given names
etymologicallyRelatedTo Iain
John
gender masculine
hasLanguageOfOrigin Scottish Gaelic
hasOrigin Scottish Gaelic
hasShortFormOf John
hasVariant Ean
Iain
Ioan
isCognateOf John
meaning God is gracious
nameDayTraditionLinkedTo Apostle John
surface form: Saint John the Apostle

John the Baptist
surface form: Saint John the Baptist
popularity widely used in English-speaking countries
script Latin alphabet
usedInLanguage English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
usedInRegion Australia
Canada
Ireland
New Zealand
Scotland
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ian Fleming givenName Ian
Ian Holm givenName Ian
Ian McKellen givenName Ian
Ian Paisley givenName Ian
Ian Wright givenName Ian
Sebastian hasShortForm Ian
John hasVariant Ian
John hasVariant Ian
Sean isCognateWith Ian