Gaelic form, John
Iain is the Scottish Gaelic form of John, used as a given name primarily in Scotland: Iain Banks wrote both literary fiction and science fiction.
The spelling distinguishes it from the English Ian, though both are pronounced the same way.
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Gaelic form, John
Iain is the Scottish Gaelic form of John, used as a given name primarily in Scotland: Iain Banks wrote both literary fiction and science fiction.
The spelling distinguishes it from the English Ian, though both are pronounced the same way.
1. Scottish-name — Scotland, Northern British nation; Highlands (Named elevated regions); Celtic (Of Irish-Welsh descent); Edinburgh (Scotland's seat of government); Glasgow · Gaelic · clan · tartan · kilt · bagpipes · thistle · whisky · Robert Burns · ceilidh
Sean, Shawn, Juan, Ivan, Ian, Giovanni, Evan, Johan, Ewan
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/Iain