Ian ?

[halcyonidae]

What do you think of Ian?
I really like it, but it's too common. We don't want anything in the top 100, so I guess it's out unless it drops A LOT in popularity.

But maybe Ian could work as a nickname?? Does it only work as a nickname for names ending in -ian, or is there something else which I've missed? What's your favorite -ian name?

[dancersventure]

My favorite Ian name IS Ian! I love the name, it is one of my top 5 for a boy & has been for years.
Some other '-ian' names I like:
-Adrian
-Caspian
-Finnian

[karenp]

Yes, love Ian! That would be one I would use regardless of popularity. But if I had to chose a longer name for it, I'd chose Caspian

[dearest]

Love Ian
I guess other than the -ian names, there's Ianto, Ignatius, Indigo, Indio and Inigo.
Some -ian names not yet mentioned: Lucian, Maximian/Maximilian, Obsidian, Octavian, Rhydian, Trevellian, Tyrian, Valerian, Viridian, Aurelian, Bastian/Sebastian, Cassian, Claudian, Corbinian, Cornelian, Cyprian, Dacian, Domitian, Dorian, Florian, Gentian, Guardian, Hadrian, Jovian and Justinian.

[ashthedreamer]

Love Ian. It's a MN on my boys' list, Avery Ian George, but it honors family for me.

For a longer name, I really like Sebastian (which is also top 100, unfortunately!), Caspian, Finnian, Aurelian (love!), Valerian, Julian, etc. Sebastian and Aurelian are probably my favorites.

Good luck!

[east93]

I like Ian on it's own, as well as a nickname for something like Adrian.