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I didn't used to care fot the name, until I met a little boy names Ian who was an absolute joy. I've been in love with it since.

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Jamy })i({

I love the name Ian. It's somewhat popular here, my son's best friend is named Ian. But I believe he's the only Ian in preschool.

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Leslie, lucky mommy to Scott (2000), Delaney (2002), and Larissa (2005)

Any drawbacks / negative connotations that you can think of? Hmm, there is always some person that mistakenly say EYE-an or insist that his name is pronounced EYE-an ala Ian Ziering, whom I find incredibly annoying. However, who even knows who he is anymore?

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Any positive associations you can think of? I immediately think of Sir Ian McCellan (not quite sure on the spelling of his last name), who is an incredible actor.

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Since I adore John, Ian just wouldn't work for me, but I don't find it particularly bad by any stretch of the imagination. To me it is not popular or overused, just well known. Its a strong and solid name, IMHO, that doesn't overwhelm a person.

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Jacks

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"The newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breastfeeding satisfies all three". Dr.Grantly Dick-Read

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I love the name but I still have the hardest time picturing it on an grown man.

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♥ Kristen ♥

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I really do love the name Ian, almost more than Evan, Ewan and Owen but not quite as much as Jack! :) I also love the spelling Iain because it gives it a little depth I suppose, some added intrest, so it's not just three letters.

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Well there's actor Ian McKellen who was in 'Lord of the Rings' amoung many other nice movies, so I see that as more of a possitive thing. I can't think of anyone from history right now but I'm sure there are some. The only drawback I know of is in the USA people almost tend to pronounce this like Anne instead of EE-an like it should be. I still love it a lot! :)

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"That tounge of your's is hinged in the middle sister!"

I like it very much. It's pretty popular, but I've never met an Ian IRL. :-/ I probably wouldn't use it, besides the popularity, there are so many other "-ian" names I like more. And having an Adrian or Julian or Sebastian, plus an Ian, would be redundant, imo. This is something the parents of the Dilley sextuplets did. I love the kids' names, and they seem like such a cool family, but I think Adrian, Julian, and Ian as brothers is just too much. BTW, the other kids are Quinn (boy), Claire & Brenna.

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~Heather~

I like it. The Ian that I know is a pretty cool guy, quiet, into Dream Theater. The only negatives off the top of my head is that it looks like "lan" (Local Area Network [i think :-P]). It sounds really nice, imho.

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It is a very popular name but it has staying power. I like it.

I knew a guy names Ian and he was an incredibly rude person.
The name's okay.

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E.N.