The name Ian has Gaelic origins and is a variant of John. It was a very popular name in the UK during the 1960s but has declined since. In the US, Ian has remained moderately popular, generally ranking within the top 100 names. The name has Welsh and Slavic counterparts as well. There are many famous people named Ian, including athletes, singers, actors, and musicians.

1. Ian Filippini - What is the meaning of the name "Ian"
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Ian Filippini has a first name with Gaelic background. The English version of Ian Filippini is John. Ian is a
very common name throughout the world. The combination Ian Filippini is not as common. It is
believed that at one point Ian was the 19th most common male name and that there was around a total
of 300,000 Ian's.
Throughout the 1960s Ian was one of the top ten baby names in the UK but no longer makes the list of
even the top 100 today. Throughout the history of the United States, including areas like Santa Barbara,
California, the name Ian has remained at a constant level of popularity, generally within the top 100.
Eoin was the original form of Ian in the Irish Gaelic language. The Scottish Gaelic version of Ian is Iain.
Various Gaelic forms of Ian and John exist including Seonaidh, Seon, Seathan, Sean, Eoin, Iain, and Iaian.
Ian has Welsh, and Slavic counterparts.
There have been many famous Ian’s including athletes, singers, actors, and musician. Ian Filippini is not
famous for any of those specialties.
Some of the notable Ian’s have been:
Ian Anderson
Ian Astbury
Ian Bairnson
Ian Baker-Finch
Ian Bannen
Ian Willoughby
Ian Bell
Sir Ian
Ian Black
Sir Ian
Ian Bolton
Ian Brady
Ian Bremmer
Ian Broudie
Ian Brown

2. Ian Callum
Ian Carmichael
Ian Cashmore
Ian Chappell
Ian Charleson
Ian Clark
Ian Clyde
Ian Collier
Ian Cooper
Ian James
Ian Crocker
Ian Curtis
Ian Davis
Ian Desmond
Ian Dury
Ian Eagle
Ian Edmond
Ian Ferguson
Ian Flanagan
Ian Fleming
Ian Froman
Ian Frazier
Ian Gibson
Ian Gillan
Ian Gold
Ian Gomm
Ian Grist
Ian Hamilton
Ian Harding

3. Ian Hart
Ian Healy
Ian Hecox
Ian Henderson
Ian Henderson
Ian Henderson
Ian Henderson
Ian Hicks
Ian Hill
Ian Hislop
Ian Holm
Ian Hornak
Ian Hunter
Ian Huntley
Ian James
Ian Joyce
Ian Kennedy
Ian Kershaw
Ian Kinsler
Ian Lemmy
Ian Krankie
Ian Lambert-
Ian Laperrière
Ian Lavender
Ian Law
Ian Oswald
Ian Livingstone
Ian Lorimer
Ian Lucas

4. Ian MacArthur
Ian MacKaye
Ian Mahinmi
Ian Martin
Ian Matthews
Ian Matthews
Ian Maxtone-Graham
Ian McCaskill
Ian McConville
Ian McCulloch
Ian McCulloch
Ian McCulloch
Ian McDiarmid
Ian McDonald
Ian McEwan
Ian John
Ian McKellen
Ian McMillan
Ian McMillan
Ian McShane
Ian Messiter
Ian Moran
Ian Morris
Ian Morrison
Ian Morton
Ian Mosley
Ian Murdock
Ian O'Brien
Ian Paice

5. Ian Paisley
Ian Patterson
Ian Peck
Ian Pooley
Ian Poulter
Ian Punnett
Ian Rankin
Ian Reed
Ian Reid
Ian Richards
Ian Richardson
Ian Robinson
Ian Ross
Ian Rush
Ian Sanders
Ian Scheckter
Ian Scott
Ian Smith
Ian Smith
Ian Snell
Ian Somerhalder
Ian Stanley
Ian Stewart
Ian Stone
Ian Stuart
Ian Svenonius
Ian Thornley
Ian Thorpe
Ian Thomson

6. Ian Sam
Ian Van
Ian Waltz
Ian Watkins
Ian Watkins
Ian Weatherhead
Ian West
Ian Wilmut
Ian Wilson
Ian Wood
Ian Woosnam
Ian Wright
Ian Donald
Ian Ziering