Shaun vs Ian - What's the difference?
shaun | ian |
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* 1975 , , World of Wonders , ISBN 0670817902, page 736
As a determiner ian is
.As an adverb ian is
.shaun
English
Usage notes
* Shaun was popular in the UK in the 1970s, while the spelling Shawn was preferred in the US.ian
English
Alternative forms
* IainProper noun
(en proper noun)- “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 Eoinby Josh Mittleman