Ian as a given name

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:52 pm

My Dad registered as John but known always even in school as Ian.1929!
It's even on his gravestone Ian(John).
His Dad was Jock & a Penicuik man & there has been a John in the family going back five generations so far.

That is a guid call pal.
The cunundrum I am trying to fin' aboot is wher the Ian cumfries
By all accounts it appears tae be a fairly recent spelling.

When you mention that "his dad was Jock" would he be given the name James or John?
Ah don't waannt tae confuse the post further, jist interestit'
Davie

Post by **emanday** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:02 pm

emanday wrote:Not a long time ago in my lot (so far). 1950/51 or thereabouts and that only because he should have been named John, but my Auntie didn't want two Johns in the house, so she registered him as Ian.

There is also an Iain, but he is even later - mid to late 60's.

Thought I should also mention that, although the father was known to EVERYONE ELSE as Jake, his wife only ever called him John. If she'd fitted in with the rest of the family, my cousin would have been christened John after all

PaulaD · Post by **PaulaD** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:46 pm

Hi Davie,

I only have 1 Ian in my tree. Born 1935 in England. English dad and Scottish mum.

Paula

maceill · Post by **maceill** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:13 pm

My son born 1966 was named Ian,we had so many Johns in the family. we thought Ian would keep the grandparents happy, and we loved the name

maceill

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:43 pm

Hi Davie,
A wee look at some 1851 census indexes on any surname,
with a forename Ian.
--
AYR - 2: ages are 7 & 30 (he'd a ? at his name though)
DNB - None
LKS - 6: ages range from 2mos to 27yrs
ELN - None
MLN - None
WLN - None
RFW - 1 aged 36
--
Jack

IanS · Post by **IanS** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:00 pm

hi Davie, None before 1950ish but plenty of Johns.

Muriel · Post by **Muriel** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:10 am

I have in my tree 3 cousins all christened John (oh, that Scottish naming pattern!). The eldest (my father) was known as John, the next as Jack and the youngest as Ian (b. 1914). I guess had they been born later the younger ones might have Jack & Ian on their BCs.

Otherwise the oldest Ian I know was born 1933.

Muriel

rita · Post by **rita** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:55 am

Hi Davie
My uncle Jacks' proper name was Ian and he was born in England 1920s'
Rita

Post by **paddyscar** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:08 am

You had a lucky escape there, Heather!

Davie: My friend Nancy Heather is of Scottish grandparents, Canadian born and she is 64.

Frances

frances · Post by **frances** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:05 am

Hi Davie

My husband IAN WILLIAM MACRAE born this day (16th January) 1950 -the only Ian in the family as far as I know. His father was John.

Frances