Ian

[Nurseornot]

I'm British but I did not grow up in the UK so I don't know many middle aged Ian's. Would it be very strange/awful to name a boy Ian? I seem to love the sound of it but I have heard that it is really dated.

Don't like Ian but absolutely love Iain - totally different and Scottish is always good.

Is Iain pronounced Ee-ain?

I know Ian is Ee-an.

Both pronounced the same Tiramisu

OP if you like it go for it. People laughing about a baby called Ian are ridiculous, a person is a baby for a heartbeat and then an adult for the rest of their life. Better that than calling your child acutest baby name they have to deal with as an adult.

Cutesie*

But if you name a child living in England as 'Iain', he'll spend his life correcting other people who spell it 'Ian'. (Even now I struggle to type Ian, I used to work with four Iains!)

My husband's name is Ian.

When I met him my sister pissed herself laughing at how bad his name was and pronounced it as bad as Alan, Colin or Graham.

Also, an American friend thought it so hilarious she named her cat after him. With his surname too

The only ian I know is an alcoholic in his fifties! Personally I don't like the name but it's up to you.

I know a few ians. 56, 30, 17 and a 5 year old. So it's still around!

I know a lovely wee Ian aged 7. He’s very sweet and his name suits him.

My dad's an Ian, he's 75. He said he used to be called E at school. I know of 2 Ian's in their 40s.

Tbh, anything goes nowadays.

I know 14 year olds called Colin and Alan!

Would go well with Gloria. I actually like that!

I don't like Ian.I think of Ian Huntley and Ian Brady, sorry.

Just no, sorry!

Ian is a nice name. I know a very kind person named Ian.

Go for it.

I quite like Ian, but I associate it with my friends' dads!

It will come back when my daughter's generation name their children after their dads, or when their children name their children after their much loved grandads. There will be lots, along with Martin, Simon, Neil and Nigel, and possible Alan although that might return sooner than Ian. Cant wait! We never imagined all the old fashioned names like Henry and George would be fashionable, so why not?!

Yes - Ian, Alan and Nigel.

Love the name Ioan though (pronounced Yoan).

I think it's sweet, I know a teenage Ian and knew him as a small child and it didn't seem out of place at all.