Name: Ian
Gender: Male
Usage: Ian, of hebrew origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Ian are in general originating from France, Ireland, Malta, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Ian across the world, see John.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Ian is: God is forgiving, God is gracious.
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Numerology of the first name Ian: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Ian is ranked on the 165th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 3334700 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.046% of the population. The name Ian has three characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Ian for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Ian is 24 June.
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History and Origin
"Ian", "Iain"(/ˈiː.ən/; Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈɪʲən]) is a name of Gaelic origin, corresponding to English John. It is a very common name in much of the English-speaking world and especially in Scotland, where it originated. Ian was the 19th most common male name, taking account of the whole British population (over 300,000 Ians in total).
The name has now fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the UK, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s, while remaining roughly constant in popularity in the USA.
The original form of the name 'Eóin' originated in the Irish language. Ian is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic version of the name 'Iain'.
Other Gaelic forms of "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish). Its Welsh counterpart is Ioan and Breton equivalent is Yann.
Scottish version of John, now very widely used as an independent given name in the broader English-speaking world, where it has largely lost its connection both with Scotland and with John. The Gaelic form Iain is popular in Scotland.
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