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Resumo
- Ian is the English spelling of the Scottish Gaelic Iain, which came from Iohannes, the Latin form of John; the spelling Ian does not appear in any Bible.
- John comes from the Hebrew Yohanan, “Yahweh is gracious”; in the Old Testament the name is spelled Johanan or Jehohanan.
- John the Baptist received the name at the angel’s command (Luke 1:13).
- John the apostle, son of Zebedee, was one of the inner circle of the Twelve and is traditionally the author of the fourth Gospel.
- Nominis, the Catholic Church in France’s names directory, gives Ian the feasts of John the Baptist (24 June) and John the evangelist (27 December); Scotland’s saint of the name is John Ogilvie, canonized in 1976.
- Ian has ranked among the 100 most popular American boys’ names every year since 1982.
Bibliografia (Clique para mostrar)
- Behind the Name, “Ian,” “Iain” and “John,” with popularity figures for the United States, Argentina and Spain from national statistics. https://www.behindthename.com/name/ian
- Nominis, Église catholique en France, “Ian.” https://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/prenom/4426/Ian.html
- “John the Apostle,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Apostle
- “Saint John Ogilvie,” Franciscan Media, Saint of the Day. https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-john-ogilvie/
- “John Ogilvie (saint),” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ogilvie_(saint)
- Scripture quotations: Luke 1:13; John 1:6; Mark 1:19–20; 3:17; John 21:20, 24, English Standard Version. Reference: 2 Kings 25:23.
