# Iain

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #20,957

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, equivalent to English John.

## Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic. Cognate of John, see there for more.

## Easily confused with
- **in** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-in)
- **II** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-ii)
- **ion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-ion)
- **inn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-inn)
- **ibn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-ibn)
- **ISI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-isi)
- **IAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-ias)
- **IIT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-iit)
- **iron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-iron)
- **Iran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-iran)
- **Isis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-isis)
- **icon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-icon)
- **Ivan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-ivan)
- **iris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-iris)
- **ISIL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-isil)
- **ibis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-ibis)
- **iman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-iman)
- **init** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-init)
- **IATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-iata)
- **Ilan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-ilan)

## Common misspellings (4)
`aiin`, `iainn`, `iani`, `iian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/iain