Favorite -ian name?

I’ll make a list of my favorites; I love these names! [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] (different spelling, but similar sound), [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Cassian[/name_m], [name_u]Florian[/name_u], [name_m]Fabian[/name_m], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m], [name_m]Damian[/name_m], [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], and [name_m]Adrian[/name_m]. Other people have made some fantastic suggestions!

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@futuremama I agree [name_m]Damien[/name_m] is very handsome too. There are some -ien names that I prefer over -ian, like [name_m]Damien[/name_m] and [name_m]Julien[/name_m].

@katinka -ian names have some sweet and melancholic about them that is really charming. [name_m]Emilian[/name_m] is great! [name_u]Love[/name_u] it. I think it’s the first time I heard about [name_m]Flavian[/name_m] (I’ve always like [name_m]Flavio[/name_m] and [name_f]Flavia[/name_f]) but it’s really handsome. [name_m]Bastian[/name_m], [name_m]Valerian[/name_m], [name_m]Aurelian[/name_m] :heart_eyes: all of them would make awesome middles names.

@sgsg8 [name_m]Octavian[/name_m]!! [name_u]Love[/name_u] it!

@itsjustjack [name_u]Darian[/name_u] is really handsome. [name_m]Tavian[/name_m] feels like a [name_f]Narnia[/name_f] name, I like it.

@hellobanjo, of course [name_m]Ian[/name_m] hahaha When I was little I wrote a story about a boy named [name_m]Ian[/name_m]. I thought I had invented the name :rofl: :rofl: I also like [name_u]Killian[/name_u] a lot, especially after OUAT and [name_m]Captain[/name_m] [name_u]Killian[/name_u] [name_m]Jones[/name_m]. [name_m]Elian[/name_m] is really cool.

@ajenni10 wow Illian, really cool.

@tfzolghadr your son has a beautiful name :heart_eyes:

@almostactually I’m also a [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] fan!

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Mine are:
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_u]Christian[/name_u]
[name_m]Brian[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]

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Oh, me too!
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite is [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], but here are all of the ones on my list:

Cassian
[name_m]Ossian[/name_m] (pronounced oh-sheen, so I don’t know if it counts)
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_m]Octavian[/name_m]
[name_m]Kylian[/name_m]
[name_m]Fabian[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelian[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_u]Tarian[/name_u]
[name_m]Carnelian[/name_m]
[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
Asterian
[name_m]Rhydian[/name_m]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_m]Hadrian[/name_m]

Some that don’t end with IAN, but have the same sound at the end:

Lucien
[name_m]Etienne[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Endymion[/name_m]
[name_m]Gwydion[/name_m]

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Adrian! Also like [name_u]Julian[/name_u] and [name_m]Damian[/name_m].

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Larien?

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JULIAN! I’m biased of course because this is my first born’s name. I’ve always loved it though, since I was 17 years old actually! Intelligent, sophisticated and cool sounding name for an even cooler kid.
Beware of nn’s like [name_u]Jules[/name_u], juju, etc
I also like [name_m]Cillian[/name_m], [name_u]Christian[/name_u] and [name_u]Dorian[/name_u].

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I loooove -ian names for boys, with [name_m]Adrian[/name_m] being my all-time favorite name. I also adore:

Lucian (although I prefer it spelled [name_m]Lucien[/name_m])
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u] (I know everyone has said this one already but it’s so pretty)
[name_u]Tarian[/name_u]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m] (or [name_m]Damien[/name_m])
[name_m]Ossian[/name_m]
[name_u]Killian[/name_u]
Rillian
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
Lorian and [name_f]Jillian[/name_f] for girls
[name_u]Julian[/name_u] (I used to hate this name for some reason, but it’s really growing on me now)
[name_m]Hadrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Fabian[/name_m] (one of the most beautiful names to exist in my opinion, even though it means “bean”)
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] (I started liking this name after seeing [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_m]Stan[/name_m] in Captain [name_u]America[/name_u] :smile:)
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]

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My favorite boy name ending. [name_f]My[/name_f] first son’s name will be [name_u]Julian[/name_u].

Florian
[name_m]Torian[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelian[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Cian[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Obsidian[/name_m]
[name_u]Rian[/name_u]
[name_u]Troian[/name_u]

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Ian
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]

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Tavian! And [name_m]Carnelian[/name_m]!

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Cian is so beautiful.

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Caspian! Though I also love [name_u]Dorian[/name_u]

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