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Iain

Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Iain: Gaelic variation of John Meaning of Iain: "God is gracious"
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Iain, this authentic Gaelic form of John, has been well used in Scotland since the early twentieth century, used concurrently with the shortened Ian spelling, but is rarely seen in the US.

Iain Banks and Iain Sinclair are respected contemporary Scottish novelists.

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Iain Glen - British Actor
Aston Iain Merrygold - Member of British boyband JLS

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