-ian

¹ American  

1. 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 .

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Ian ² American  

[ee-uhn, ee-ahn, ahy-uhn] / ˈi ən, ˈi ɑn, ˈaɪ ən /

noun

1. a male given name, Scottish form of John.

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-ian British  

suffix

1. a variant of -an

   Etonian

   Johnsonian

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Etymology

Origin of -ian

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

Example Sentences

Bournemouth matched United for an hour before five dramatic minutes brought goals from Milton Graham and Ian Thompson, and gave them a 2-0 lead.

From BBC

In their recent Bulwark essay “We Need a New Great Awakening,” Minister Paul Brandeis Raushenbush and leading pro-democracy advocate Ian Bassin wrote of the “Great Awakenings” that have resulted when America has faced moral trials in the past — “moments in which we collectively re-find our purpose, conscience and responsibility to one another in response to a feeling of having lost those things.”

From Salon

Ofqual's chief regulator Sir Ian Bauckham says any changes to exams would have to be fair, fully tested and top quality.

From BBC

Ian Hodson, president of the Bakers Union, said the stories exposed in the BBC investigation were "horrific" and had "helped to shine a light on workplace harassment".

From BBC

The co- leader of Aberdeen City Council, Ian Yuill, told BBC Scotland News it had been the most intense and sustained period of snow he could remember in more than 50 years.

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