Iain
Iain is a male given name that comes from the Scottish Gaelic-speaking area . Its origin and meaning are not exactly known. It could be derived from the names Eoin or Ian .
Name bearer
- Iain Ballamy (* 1964), British jazz saxophonist
- Iain Banks (1954-2013), Scottish writer
- Iain Canning (* 1979), British film producer
- Iain Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald (born 1961), British nobleman and politician
- Iain Dilthey (* 1971), German film director
- Iain Dowie (* 1965), Northern Irish football player and coach
- Iain Fraser (ice hockey player) (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
- Iain Glen (born 1961), Scottish actor
- Iain M. Johnstone (* 1956), Australian-American statistician
- Iain Levison (born 1963), American writer
- Iain MacMillan (1938-2006), British photographer
- Iain Matthews (born 1946), British singer and guitarist
- Iain Quarrier (born 1941), Canadian actor
- Iain Roberts (* 1979), New Zealand skeleton pilot
- Iain Duncan Smith (born 1954), British politician
- Iain Softley (* 1956/1958), British film director and producer
Individual evidence
- ^ Concerning the Names Iain, Ian, and Eoin at medievalscotland.org