Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Ian, Iain (/ˈiː.ən/; Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈɪʲən]) is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, corresponding to English/Hebrew John. It is a very popular name in much of the English-speaking world and especially in Scotland, where it originated. Ian was the 19th most popular male name, taking account of the whole British population (over 300,000 Ians in total).The name has now fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the UK, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s, while remaining roughly constant in popularity in the USA. Back in 1900, Ian was the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales.The original Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic form of the name is Seán (or Seathan). Ian is a variant spelling of the Scoticisations Eathain, Eóin, and Iain.Other Gaelic forms of \"John\" include \"Seonaidh\" (\"Johnny\" from Lowland Scots), \"Seon\" (from English), \"Seathan\", and \"Seán\" and \"Eoin\" (from Irish). Its Welsh counterpart is Ioan and Breton equivalent is Yann."@en }
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- Ian abstract "Ian, Iain (/ˈiː.ən/; Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈɪʲən]) is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, corresponding to English/Hebrew John. It is a very popular name in much of the English-speaking world and especially in Scotland, where it originated. Ian was the 19th most popular male name, taking account of the whole British population (over 300,000 Ians in total).The name has now fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the UK, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s, while remaining roughly constant in popularity in the USA. Back in 1900, Ian was the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales.The original Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic form of the name is Seán (or Seathan). Ian is a variant spelling of the Scoticisations Eathain, Eóin, and Iain.Other Gaelic forms of \"John\" include \"Seonaidh\" (\"Johnny\" from Lowland Scots), \"Seon\" (from English), \"Seathan\", and \"Seán\" and \"Eoin\" (from Irish). Its Welsh counterpart is Ioan and Breton equivalent is Yann.".