Ian as a given name

Post by **emanday** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:00 pm

While I was working in Amsterdam, surrounded by all nationalities of fellow contract nerds, all of us Scots were told that no one could ever tell whether we were winding them up or not. The Chic Murray-like "dead-pan" totally confused them

By the end of that six months job they had, just a wee bit, started to be able to make a guesstimate on whether we were kidding or not

Jockbird · Post by **Jockbird** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:15 pm

as well as Billy Connelly (just try your best to ignore the superfluity of wee swearies, so that you appreciate how brilliant an observer he is of his fellow human beings, not least Glaswegians

I'll give you that David but one my favourites has to be his observation of the Edinburgh Scone ladies.....we've all got one of them in our family...or is it just me?

Donna

(who's got used to answering to most things!

)
x

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:23 pm

Jockbird wrote:
as well as Billy Connelly (just try your best to ignore the superfluity of wee swearies, so that you appreciate how brilliant an observer he is of his fellow human beings, not least Glaswegians
I'll give you that David but one my favourites has to be his observation of the Edinburgh Scone ladies.....we've all got one of them in our family...or is it just me?

Donna
(who's got used to answering to most things! )
x

Given his various peregrinations, perhaps I should have referred to not just one city in Scotland, but also all of Scotland, never mind beyond that, - the UK, Oz, NZ (including Stewart Island !), N America ....................

David

Veloce · Post by **Veloce** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:17 pm

Greetings,
I am the first Ian in our family, (as of 1942) after many years of John (first that I have recorded was about 1774).......guess everyone finally got tired of that name........
Regards Ian Rankin (from the Portpatrick lot)

JackyHSF · Post by **JackyHSF** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:23 pm

Hi Davie

My Dad was named Iain and born North Leith in 1932 - both parents from Edinburgh. He's the first Iain I've come across in my research - it seems my grandparents were the first generation to really break away from the traditional Scottish naming patterns.

Regards

Jacky

Post by **HeatherH** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:00 pm

According to one baby name site Ian is of Scottish origins and is a varient of John .Iain is however the the normal Scottish Gaelic spelling .
So I ask " who here has a normal scottish family and what does that mean?"

HH

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:31 pm

Another wee bit oan names.
I huv jist been tell't that two o' the Ian's that ah know, baith in ther early thirties, (not related) huv daughters cawed Lucy.
How interesting.

Like oor David oan here, my name can vary, depending on who is givin' me verbal.
Tae ma china’s it is “Davie”, to family members still living it is “David”, the uncles cawed me “Dauvit”, ma kids jist refer to me as “Auld Yin”, the grandweans as The Great Davo or “Get off MY Computer”
I was fifteen before I realised my name wisnae “Guy’s Boay” Ma Faither wiz Guy.
And my daughter sais she was only twelve when she realised ma name wisnae “That B*****D”
Her maw wisnae too happy wey me efter the divorce.

Ther ye go
Davie

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:46 am

Haw Davie or is it the sweery word

I have only twa Ian's in the family line, my brother and a cousin both born in the 1950's. There is a long line of Johns on both sides going back a fair ways.

Post by **HeatherH** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:34 pm

Hi Davie,
I am the one and only Heather in my family for the last 40 years.

HH

Post by **HeatherH** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:38 pm

Got me curious so I had a wee look. On the 1841 census for Scotland there are a number of Heather's.Including 1 from 1796 in Lanark.
Happy Hunting,
HeatherH