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| meaning = God is Gracious
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| origin = Scottish Gaelic
| related names = John
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'''"Ian"''' or '''"Iain"''' ({{IPA|[ˈiːʲən]}}) is the [[Scottish Gaelic]] version of [[John (name)|John]]. It is a very common name in much of the [[English-speaking world]]. In the United Kingdom, Ian was the 19th most common male name, taking account of the whole population (over 300,000 Ians in total){{Fact|date=March 2008}}. Although it disappeared from the top 100 male baby names in the UK, it is now becoming more popular in the USA, currently at number 68 in the baby name charts{{Fact|date=March 2008}}.
In Scottish Gaelic, this is the common form of the name "John", and is often spelt with two "i"s. In the [[Bible]], "Eoin" is used. Other Gaelic forms of "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from [[Scots language|Lowland Scots]]), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan" and "Sean" (from [[Irish language|Irish]]). In [[Greek language|Greek]] 'Yanis' or 'Ianis' or 'Ioannis' is a particularly common name.
==Notable Ians==
===As a first name (alphabetical by family name)===
*[[Ian Anderson (musician)|Ian Anderson]] - head of rock band [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]]
*[[Ian Astbury]] - singer of rock band [[The Cult (band)|The Cult]]
*[[Ian Willoughby Bazalgette]] - recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]
*[[Ian Bannen]] - British actor
*[[Ian Blair|Sir Ian Blair]] - Head of the [[Metropolitan Police Service]]
*[[Ian Botham|Sir Ian Botham]] - Cricketer
*[[Ian Broudie]] - Singer in [[The Lightning Seeds]] and music producer
*[[Ian Brown]] - Singer/lyricist in [[The Stone Roses]]
*[[Ian Callum]] - Design director for Jaguar
*[[Ian Carmichael]] - OBE, actor
*[[Ian Cashmore]] - Broadcaster/presenter and paranormal investigator
*[[Ian Chappell]] - Cricketer
*[[Ian Clark]] - Professor
*[[Ian Clyde]] - Boxer
*[[Ian Collier]] - Singer/Actor
*[[Ian Cooper]] - Footballer
*[[Ian James Corlett]] - Cartoon writer and voice actor
*[[Ian Curtis]] - singer and lyricist in [[Joy Division]]
*[[Ian Davis]] - writer
*[[Ian Dury]] - singer and songwriter
*[[Ian Eagle]] - American sports announcer
*[[Ian Ferguson]] (disambiguation)
*[[Ian Flanagan]] - Tennis Player
*[[Ian Fleming]] - novelist, creator of [[James Bond]]
*[[Ian Frazier]] - writer and humorist
*[[Ian Gibson]] (disambiguation)
*[[Ian Gillan]] - Lead singer of the hard rock band [[Deep Purple]].
*[[Ian Gomm]] - British guitarist and singer
*[[Ian Hart]] - Actor
*[[Ian Hecox]] - from youtube's "Smosh"
*[[Ian Henderson (Britain)]] - former head of secret police in [[Bahrain]], accused of [[Torture in Bahrain|torture]]
*[[Ian Henderson (ABC)]] - Australian news presenter
*[[Ian Henderson (football)]] - current [[Norwich City F.C.]] player in the [[FA Premier League]]
*[[Ian Henderson]] - Ornithologist
*[[Ian Hicks]] - Chicago DJ and electronic musician
*[[Ian Hislop]] - satirist and editor of [[Private Eye]]
*[[Ian Holm]] - Actor
*[[Ian Hornak]] - Painter
*[[Ian Hunter (singer)|Ian Hunter]] - Singer [[Mott the Hoople]]
*[[Ian Huntley]] - [[Murderer]]
*[[Ian Jobling]] - a race realist
*[[Ian Kennedy]] - [[Major League Baseball]] [[Pitcher (baseball)|pitcher]]
*[[Ian Kershaw]] - Historian
*[[Ian Kinsler]] - Major League Baseball second baseman for the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]
*[[Lemmy|Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister]] - Singer/Bass player in [[Motörhead]]
*[[The Krankies|Ian Krankie]] - entertainer
*[[Ian Laperriere]] - Hockey Player
*[[Ian Lavender]] - Actor
*[[Ian Oswald Liddell]] - recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]
*[[Ian Lawrence]] - Lawyer
*[[Ian Livingstone]] - Author
*[[Ian Lucas]] - Politician
*[[Ian MacArthur]] - Politician
*[[Ian MacKaye]] - Musician
*[[Ian Mahinmi]] - Basketball Player
*[[Ian Maxtone-Graham]] - Television Writer and Producer
*[[Ian McCaskill]] - weatherman
*[[Ian McCulloch (actor)]]
*[[Ian McCulloch (singer)]]
*[[Ian McCulloch (snooker player)]]
*[[Ian McDiarmid]] - Actor
*[[Ian McEwan]] - novelist
*[[Ian John McKay]] - recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]
*[[Sir Ian McKellen]] - Actor
*[[Ian McMillan]] - [[Poet]]
*[[Ian McShane]] - Actor
*[[Ian Messiter]] - Creator of ''[[Just a Minute]]''
*[[Ian Moran]] - Hockey player
*[[Ian Morris (footballer)|Ian Morris]] - Irish professional [[Football (soccer)|footballer]]
*[[Ian Murdock]] - Computer professional. Creator of the [[Debian]] project.
*[[Ian Paice]] - drummer [[Deep Purple]]
*[[Ian Paisley]] - Protestant politician
*[[Ian Pooley]] - German DJ
*[[Ian Rankin]] - Scottish novelist
*[[Ian Reid]] (disambiguation)
*[[Ian Richardson]] - Scottish actor
*[[Ian Rush]] - Welsh international footballer
*[[Ian Smith (disambiguation)]]
*[[Ian Smith]] - ex Rhodesian Prime Minister
*[[Ian Snell]] - [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
*[[Ian Somerhalder]] - Actor
*[[Ian Stanley]] - British musician
*[[Ian Stewart]] (disambiguation)
*[[Ian Stone]] - Comedian
*[[Ian Thorpe]] - Australian swimmer
*[[Ian Thomson]] - Cricketer
*[[Ian Waltz]] - American discus thrower
*[[Ian Watkins (Lostprophets)]] (born 1977), lead singer of the alternative metal band Lostprophets
*[[Ian Watkins (Steps)]] (born 1976), British pop singer and actor, former member of Steps
*[[Ian Weatherhead]] - English watercolour artist
*[[Ian Wilmut]] - English [[embryologist]], best known for cloning [[Dolly the sheep]]
*[[Ian Wilson (disambiguation)]]
*[[Ian Woosnam]] - Welsh golfer
*[[Ian Wright]] - Footballer
*[[Dweezil Zappa|Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa]] - Birth name of musician, Dweezil Zappa
*[[Ian Ziering]] - Actor
===As a middle name===
*[[Michael Ian Black]] - He is often credited by his full name, American comedian
===As a family name===
*[[Janis Ian]] - singer and songwriter
*[[Scott Ian]] - stage name of Scott Ian Rosenfeld, guitarist with the metal band [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]]
==Notable Iains==
*[[Iain Balshaw]] - MBE, English rugby player
*[[Iain Banks]] - Scottish writer
*[[Iain Black]] - [[British Columbia]] politician
*[[Iain Dowie]] - Northern Irish football manager
*[[Iain Lee]] - British comedian, TV presenter and radio presenter
*[[Iain Macleod]] - British politician
*[[Iain Paxton]] - Scottish rugby player
*[[Iain Smith (Scottish politician)|Iain Smith]] - Scottish politician
*[[Iain Duncan Smith]] - Leader of the Conservative Party, 2001-2003
*[[Iain Softley]] - film director
*[[Iain Sydie]] - Canadian badminton player
*The Very Revd [[Iain Torrance]] - President of [[Princeton Theological Seminary]] and former [[Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland]]
==Fictional Ians==
*[[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 Edgerton]] - FBI agent and sniper from the show ''[[Numb3rs]]''.
*[[Ian Gallagher]] - one of the main characters in the television drama, ''[[Shameless (UK TV series)|Shameless]]''.
*Ian Howe - an antagonist in ''[[National Treasure (film)|National Treasure]]''.
*[[Ian Kelley]] - from the TV series ''[[Being Ian]]''.
*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 - from ''[[Leprechaun 2]]''.
*Ian Malcolm - from Michael Crichton's novel ''[[Jurassic Park]]''.
*[[Ian (MÄR)]] - a recurring character in the [[manga]] and [[anime]] series [[MÄR]].
*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 Randall - from the 'Dichotic' episode of ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]'', a character who had the ability to duplicate himself.
*Ian Raymond - Laura's boyfriend in the novel and film, ''[[High Fidelity (novel)|High Fidelity]]''.
*[[Recurring guest characters in Green Wing#Ian, Oscar, Jamie, Robbie and Stuart Schulenburg|Ian Schulenburg]] - Unseen husband of [[Harriet Schulenburg]] in ''[[Green Wing]]''.
*Ian Rider - From the [[Alex Rider]] books
*Ian Scuffling - Tyrone Slothrup's adopted name after he goes into hiding in [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s ''[[Gravity's Rainbow]]''.
*Ian - from [[Shane Jiraiya Cummings]]' short story, "Ian". Every male character who the protagonist meets is called Ian.
*Ian - from [[Sarah Kane]]'s play, ''[[Blasted]]''.
==See also==
*[[John (first name)]]
[[Category:Scottish masculine given names]]
[[de:Ian]]
[[fr:IAN]]
[[sv:Ian]]