Ian

[ ee-uhn, ee-ahn, ahy-uhn ]

/ ˈi ən, ˈi ɑn, ˈaɪ ən /

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noun

a male given name, Scottish form of John.

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Definition for Ian (2 of 2)

-ian

a suffix with the same meaning and properties as -an, though-ian is now the more productive of the two suffixes in recent coinages, especially when the base noun ends in a consonant: Orwellian; Washingtonian.

Origin of -ian

Extracted from Latin loanwords in which -ānus (adjective suffix) is joined to stems ending in i; see -an

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Example sentences from the Web for Ian

Yes, the original Bond, as imagined by Ian Fleming, was obviously white.
Rush Limbaugh’s Fear of a Black James Bond|Dean Obeidallah|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The medical record, from an Ebola case, made for grim reading, but Dr. Ian Crozier could not put it down.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 8-14, 2014|William Boot|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He went on to thank his family, his gallerist, distributor, and paid tribute to artist Ian White.
Has the Turner Prize Gone Soft?|David Levesley|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Oh, and that his profile on Twitter and his name elsewhere say “Ian Miles Cheong” whereas mine says “Arthur Chu.”
Rage Against GamerGate’s Hate Machine: What I Got For Speaking Up|Arthur Chu|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Update: Ian Sams, a spokesman for the DNC, has informed me that the airbone creature was, a Cliff Hawk.
Dems' Unspeakably Lame Bridgegate Stunt|Olivia Nuzzi|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Headmen" they have, leaders of various degrees of authority, but no Vich Ian Vohr, no semi-sacred representative of the tribe.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang
Ophid′ian, Ophid′ious, pertaining to serpents: having the nature of a serpent.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Sheumais must wait till Ian Macarthur came back again, which might be any day now.
Great Ghost Stories|Various
She was at Ranza-Mr, and when a shadow came into the dairy where she was standing she looked up, and saw Ian before her.
Great Ghost Stories|Various
Before the great venture began Sir Ian Hamilton had to throw the enemy off the scent.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott

British Dictionary definitions for Ian

-ian

suffix

a variant of -an Etonian; Johnsonian

Word Origin for -ian

from Latin -iānus

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