Ian... what?

Boy Names
1

I’ve started to look for an [name]Ian[/name] combo, and I’m finding myself really stumped. Nothing I find seems to really excite me, and I feel like I’d like an interesting combo, especially since [name]Ian[/name]'s a bit more common. I have about 10 options I’m tossing around, but none of them are really wowing me. Any ideas? I’ve been thinking of using [name]Grant[/name] as a second middle, if it doesn’t clash with the first middle. [name]Ian[/name] is already honoring (an international form of my dad and brother’s name), so I’m not particularly fussed about using another family name here. I had thought something literary, historical, Biblical (or even a [name]Christian[/name] hero, like [name]Martin[/name] [name]Luther[/name] or [name]John[/name] [name]Wycliffe[/name]), or even music related might be nice, so it had some meaning other than “I liked it”, but right now I’ll gladly just take a combo I like. :slight_smile:

What would you pair [name]Ian[/name] with?

Thanks, Berries!

2

What sort of last name are well dealing with in terms of syllables and first initial? It would be more interesting if all parts of the name had a different syllable count like 2-3-1 or 2-1-3. Also, the initials would be important since you likely don’t want to spell anything like ILL or [name]IRA[/name].

3

[name]Ian[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Malachi[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Matthew[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Grey[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Leander[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Luther[/name] (Like [name]Martin[/name] [name]Luther[/name] [name]King[/name])
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Joel[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]William[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Phillip[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Price[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Slater[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Fletcher[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Adler[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Gregory[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Lee[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Chandler[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Taylor[/name]

4

[name]Ian[/name] is (at best) a middle name in my book. There’s no strong consonant to give it any power…it sounds incomplete as a first name. Any other way to incorporate your Dad & brother’s names?

5

From the names listed in your sig, I really like [name]Ian[/name] [name]Samuel[/name] and [name]Ian[/name] [name]Dominic[/name], both sound stunning.

[name]Ian[/name] [name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Kendrick[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Douglas[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Vaughn[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Mackenzie[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Riley[/name]

6

@basicsand - like I said the last time you asked me, I don’t feel comfortable giving out my surname. The likelihood that it’ll spell anything period is relatively small, and I can’t think of anything negative it could spell, especially since I’ll be using two middles. Besides, by the time I actually have children, my surname very likely will have changed, so it really has no bearing at all.

@rkrd - while [name]Ian[/name] may only be a mn at best in your book, that doesn’t make me like it any less. Yes, I do have other ways to honor my dad and brother, but [name]Ian[/name] is the choice under consideration right now. I like softer-sounding boys’ names, so what you dislike about [name]Ian[/name] is what I love about it.

@scarletrune - [name]Ian[/name] [name]Dashiell[/name] intrigues me! I really like [name]Ian[/name] [name]Mackenzie[/name], actually, too–I’ve known a handful of guy Mackenzies and only one baby girl [name]Mackenzie[/name], so it still seems really masculine to me, and I love how Scottish [name]Ian[/name] [name]Mackenzie[/name] feels! I just didn’t feel like it really suited my style… Could you see [name]Ian[/name] [name]Mackenzie[/name] ([name]Grant[/name]) as a brother to the names on my list? I’ve been loving [name]Vaughn[/name] lately, too, but I don’t love [name]Ian[/name] [name]Vaughn[/name], for some reason…

@erin - I do like [name]Ian[/name] [name]Dominic[/name], but since [name]Dominic[/name] nn [name]Dom[/name] is another name on my list, I feel like I really shouldn’t repeat it…

What are everyone’s thoughts on [name]Ian[/name] Copeland and [name]Ian[/name] [name]Wycliffe[/name]? ATM, they’re my top 2 contenders but I’m just not sure about them. I like Copeland for [name]Aaron[/name] Copland, as in the composer. [name]One[/name] of the first songs I learned on the piano was written by him, so I thought it was a nice connection. And I’ve just been really into [name]John[/name] [name]Wycliffe[/name] lately, and I thought [name]Ian[/name] [name]Wycliffe[/name] was really cool. I just don’t know if [name]Wycliffe[/name] is too out there for [name]Ian[/name]. Thoughts? I was thinking [name]Ian[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Wycliffe[/name] or [name]Ian[/name] [name]Wycliffe[/name] [name]Grant[/name]?

7

Hm. I like:

[name]Ian[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Emerson[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Gramercy[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Marshall[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Reeve[/name]

8

I could definitely see [name]Ian[/name] [name]Mackenzie[/name] with other names from your sig, especially something like [name]Jack[/name] [name]Dominic[/name] and [name]Lydia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]. In the middle, [name]Mackenzie[/name] works really well with other names you like, especially since you don’t seem to like any unisex names for girls.

I’m not a fan of either Copeland or [name]Wycliffe[/name] but I do prefer [name]Ian[/name] Copeland to [name]Ian[/name] [name]Wycliffe[/name].

9

[name]Ian[/name] [name]Cameron[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Ross[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Marshall[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Malcolm[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Zachary[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Mitchell[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Lysander[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Howard[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Blake[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]

10

I think [name]Mackenzie[/name] on a boy works perfectly for you. You’ve got other unisex names on the male side of your list - [name]Bailey[/name], [name]Avery[/name] - and [name]Mackenzie[/name] fits in perfectly alongside those. [name]Ian[/name] [name]Mackenzie[/name] [name]Grant[/name] is such a handsome name. I think [name]Ian[/name] and [name]Vaughn[/name] sound too similar to each other to be paired together - the -n ending and the long vowel sound.

11

Have you ever considered [name]Ian[/name] as a nickname for [name]Sebastian[/name]? Or is that a total stretch. [name]Just[/name] curious…

I like [name]Ian[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Wycliffe[/name] a lot.

12

Edited for privacy.

13

My boyfriend is [name]Ian[/name] [name]Leslie[/name].

[name]Ian[/name] [name]Mackenzie[/name] is lovely

14

I really love [name]Ian[/name]! Always have. I think [name]Ian[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Wycliffe[/name] is very handsome and also like the suggestion of [name]Ian[/name] [name]Mackenzie[/name]. What do you think of:

[name]Ian[/name] [name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Everett[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Lionel[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Roscoe[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Forrest[/name]
[name]Ian[/name] [name]Percival[/name]

15

You seem like a [name]Ren[/name]-fair kind of girl who obviously posts a lot on here. Best of luck to you. Here are my middle name choices for your little babe:

[name]Ax[/name]
[name]Breaker[/name]
[name]Colt[/name]
[name]Draven[/name]
[name]Explorer[/name]
[name]Farren[/name]
[name]Jazz[/name]
[name]Legend[/name]
[name]Maxen[/name]
[name]Pilot[/name]
[name]Ryker[/name]
[name]Sargent[/name]
[name]Talon[/name]
[name]Wolfe[/name]
[name]Xen[/name]
[name]Ziggy[/name]

I’m sure you can make it work.

16

Thanks, ladies! You’ve suggested some that I’ve been thinking about, but am still not so sure of ([name]Ian[/name] [name]Atticus[/name], [name]Ian[/name] [name]Theodore[/name], [name]Ian[/name] [name]Frederick[/name], [name]Ian[/name] [name]Spencer[/name], etc.).

@essjay - it wasn’t so much the unisex thing that was making me wonder about [name]Ian[/name] [name]Mackenzie[/name]–I’m not worried about [name]Mackenzie[/name] so much in the MN spot, and I agree, it makes sense since I love [name]Avery[/name] and [name]Bailey[/name] so much! It’s more that it feels so Scottish to me–and while I’m Welsh, and English, and Irish, I don’t believe I have any Scottish blood in me, haha, so I wonder if that would be weird. Plus, none of my other names (especially combos!) feel that Scottish (at least to me–but [name]Brody[/name] could be, I suppose, since that’s Scottish, too), and I didn’t know if it was just too much Scottish, especially next to something like [name]Caleb[/name] [name]Elias[/name] [name]Joseph[/name] or [name]Boaz[/name] something or other. Then again, my whole list is sort of a mess for boys, so I’m not sure that really matters!

@emsky - yes, I have! I’ve considered [name]Ianto[/name] (as it honors my Welsh roots, and it’s another form of [name]John[/name], which would also honor my dad and brother), and really any name ending in [name]Ian[/name] ([name]Sebastian[/name], [name]Cyprian[/name], and [name]Caspian[/name] especially!) I love the idea of [name]Sebastian[/name] (Twelfth [name]Night[/name]!) or [name]Caspian[/name] ([name]Narnia[/name]!) especially–and I like the idea of having a fuller name with a lot of meaning with a nn that’s just as meaningful (and that I adore!). I just couldn’t seem to be able commit to any of them, and for some reason they don’t seem to be quite “me”, if that makes sense. I might reconsider all four of them if I’m unable to find an [name]Ian[/name] combo I like, though!

@saracita00 - lol, keep in mind this is coming from the person who wants kids named [name]Bella[/name] and [name]Caleb[/name]–my style isn’t especially daring! Can you imagine a kid named [name]Wycliffe[/name], though? It just strikes me as super weird, lol. I do like [name]Ian[/name] [name]Wycliffe[/name], though, and [name]John[/name] [name]Wycliffe[/name] is a great association. Plus, I like that [name]Ian[/name] is a form of [name]John[/name], so essentially his name would be [name]John[/name] [something] [name]Wycliffe[/name] or [name]John[/name] [name]Wycliffe[/name] [something], but I don’t think most people would put two and two together. Erm, yes, I did! Maybe I shouldn’t have paired [name]Saxon[/name] with [name]Charles[/name], but it took me long enough to find anything I liked with [name]Charles[/name], and I really liked [name]Charles[/name] [name]Ezra[/name] [name]Saxon[/name] “[name]Charlie[/name]”, so I’m going with that. Plus, they just seem to pair off each other so well, imo. If I find something I like better, I would be willing to change it, but for now, I really like [name]Charles[/name] [name]Ezra[/name] [name]Saxon[/name]. Now that I’ve said it out loud, it is a wee bit hissy, but ah, well. I like it. haha. [name]Ian[/name] [name]Saxony[/name] [name]Grant[/name] sounds cool, but I’m not sure I love [name]Saxon[/name] with [name]Ian[/name] so much.