Ian
Proper noun
Meaning
Ian
A male given name from Scottish Gaelic Eòin, equivalent to English John.
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Examples
Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only.
Ian McEwan is a very good writer; the first half of Atonement alone would ensure him a lasting place in English letters.
Ian and Sylvia, who, when you got right down to it, were essentially country and western singers. I just recorded his Four Strong Winds. It's a wonderful song.
Now, I'll tell you something that might interest you. Casino Royale was the first Bond book that Ian Fleming ever wrote. And he couldn't get anybody to touch it, to publish it - he couldn't do anything about it at all. Nobody wanted to know.
You stupid jackass," Ian said. "Who's got the crush on a worm, bro? You gonna call me stupid?
I created Batman about 10 years before Ian Fleming created James Bond.