Ian

¹ 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 ² 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 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

Financial markets have begun to focus on the potential for elevated oil prices to have more damaging consequences for growth instead of higher inflation, Ian Lyngen, head of U.S. rates strategy at BMO Capital Markets, said in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch

Two external board members—economist Ian Harper and business leader Carolyn Hewson—will give public speeches in the coming months, a spokesperson for the central bank said.

From The Wall Street Journal

A new ‘Super Mario’ movie arrives in theaters, Jon Hamm returns as a high-society criminal in the second season of ‘Your Friends and Neighbors,’ Ian McKellen’s hologram exits the stage in New York, and more.

From The Wall Street Journal

But then, in a moment that countless big-name players to come would experience through the decades, Law saw his low shot saved by a diving Ian McKechnie.

From BBC

"I still maintain that Ian McKechnie was the right choice – he had a sweet left foot – and he had the guts to do it. I'd have put money on him to score," said Banks.

From BBC