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 [ 2 syll. iai(n), ia-in ] The boy name Iain is pronounced iyEYN KEY. Iain is of Hebrew origin and it is used largely in the Scottish language. Iain is a variant (Scottish) of Ian (English and Scottish). Iain is also a variant (Scottish) of John (English). Iain is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Iain, John (English) was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Iain include Ian (English and Scottish), Iann (English and Scottish), Iwan (Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Welsh), Iwen (Breton), Eamon (English and Irish), Eamonn (English and Irish), Eanna (Irish), Eino (English), Eoin (Irish and Scottish), Eòin (Scottish), Éamon (Irish), Éamonn (Irish), Éanna (Irish), Iaian (Scottish), Iniyan (Tamil), Iuma (English), and Ean (English and Manx). KEY: English pronunciation for Iain: IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
