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Iain - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Iain
 
 

 


The boy name Iain [ 2 syll. iai(n), ia-in ] is pronounced iyEYN KEY. Iain is of Hebrew origin and it is used largely in the Scottish language. Iain is a variant of John (English).

Iain is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2007, 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), Iwan (Russian), and Eoin (Irish and Scottish).

KEY: English pronunciation for Iain: IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


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