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Shaggy vs Ian - What's the difference?

shaggy | ian |

As an adjective shaggy

is rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed.

As a proper noun Ian is

a given name derived from Scottish Gaelic.

shaggy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed.
  • * 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)
    • They waited until Dorothy awoke the next morning. The little girl was quite frightened when she saw the great pile of shaggy wolves, but the Tin Woodman told her all. She thanked him for saving them and sat down to breakfast, after which they started again upon their journey.
  • Rough; rugged; jaggy.

    • Derived terms

    * shaggy dog story

    ian

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Iain

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
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  • * 1975 , , World of Wonders , ISBN 0670817902, page 736
    • “If you want a Scotch name why don’t you call him Jock?” Macgregor looked disgusted. “Because Jock is not a name, but a diminutive, as everybody knows well. It is the diminutive of John. And John is not a Scots name. The Scots form of that name is Ian'. If you want to call him ' Ian Fetch, I shall say no more.”

    References

    * Concerning the names Iain, Ian, and Eoin by Josh Mittleman

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