Origin: Scottish and Hebrew
Meaning: “God is gracious”
Variations, Nicknames and Sound Alikes:
Ean, Eann, Eion, Eoin, Eon, Iain, Iwan
Phrases you might say or hear someday:
For your sake, Ian, I hope you’re telling the truth.
Ian looks so adorable in that outfit. Where’d you buy it?
Well, don’t run away in the winter, Ian. You’ll freeze to death.
Famous people named Ian or its variations
1. Ian Joseph Somerhalder (b. 1978), American actor
2. Ian David McShane (b. 1942), British actor
3. Ian Hunter (b. 1939), English singer (Mott the Hoople)
born Ian Hunter Patterson
Ian Middle Names
Ian Benjamin
Ian Connor
Ian Kingston
Ian Noah
Ian Spencer
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I call my son Easy or Iron I think they are good nicknames for Ian
Ianator (from the popular terminator movie)
I do like Ianator. Sounds really cool and tough.
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