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Ian

Of Hebrew and Greek origin.

Scottish form of the name John.

From the Greek name «Ιωάννης» (Ioannis), which is the Greek adaptation of the Hebrew name “Yochanan”.

It means “graced by God”.

The original Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic forms of the name are Seán.

It was a very popular name in Great Britain.

It is ranked #26 in Catalonia Spain, #41 in Chile, #78 in the U.S.A.

Other forms of the name are John, Jon, Jan, Sean, Juan, Ivan, Giannis, Yannis, Jake, Jack, Xoán, etc.

Feminine forms of the name are Joan, Jane, Johanna, Giovanna, Ivana, Seana, Janis, etc.

Famous bearers are Sir Ian McKellen, Ian Holm, Ian Fleming, Ian McShane, Ian McEwan, Ian Curtis, Ian Anderson, Ian Gillan, Ian Rush, Ian Paice, Ian Brown, Ian Thorpe, Ian McDiarmid, Ian Hart, Ian Ziering.