Definitions for ian
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1. Iannoun

   A male given name from Scottish Gaelic Eòin, equivalent to English John.

   "If you want a Scotch name why don’t you call him Jock?" Macgregor looked disgusted. "Because Jock is not a name, but a diminutive, as everybody knows well. It is the diminutive of John. And John is not a Scots name. The Scots form of that name is Ian. If you want to call him Ian Fetch, I shall say no more".

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1. ian

   Ian is a common given name, the Scottish Gaelic version of the name John.

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   Song lyrics by ian -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by ian on the Lyrics.com website.

2. IAN

   What does IAN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the IAN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. IAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ian is ranked #90113 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ian surname appeared 205 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ian.
   
   54.6% or 112 total occurrences were White.
   35.1% or 72 total occurrences were Asian.
   6.3% or 13 total occurrences were Black.
   2.9% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ian' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2038

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ian' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1592

Anagrams for ian »

1. ina

2. Ina

3. NIA

4. ani

5. ANI

How to pronounce ian?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ian in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ian in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of ian in a Sentence

1. Adam Scott:

   My decision has been taken as a result of an extremely busy playing schedule around the time of the Olympics and other commitments, both personal and professional, i have informed the Australian team captain( Ian Baker-Finch) and relevant authorities, who are understanding of my position and I wish the Australian Olympic team the very best of luck in Rio.

2. Stephen Curry:

   You love to see everybody contribute to the game, when Ian got in there he tried to make some plays. Two straight layups opened the game up.

3. Padraig Harrington:

   You have players who you want to just focus on playing golf, and you have other players who want a bit of a hyped-up week, and Ian is one who can take that pressure and can deal with it.

4. Ian Nepomniachtchi:

   I didn't show nearly what I was capable of in the critical moments, i feel it's a lot about Ian Nepomniachtchi and I'm just really, really anxious to get going and to show more of what I'm capable of than I have been able to [ so far ].

5. Ian Harrison:

   It does not reveal where or when Ian Harrison did so, nor does it reveal where Lynette Dawson's body is now. The charge of murder in this trial is unsupported by direct evidence.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ian
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html