Where the spelling 이언 comes from
NIKL’s list of loanword spellings (외래어 표기 용례) gives 이언 for Ian.
People in the list with this given name:
- 매큐언, 이언 (러셀) — McEwan, Ian (Russell)
- 우즈넘, 이언 — Woosnam, Ian
- 니리, 이언 — Neary, Ian
…and 7 more in the list.
Sound by sound
I이an언
Why it is spelled this way
- Matches the spelling in the National Institute of Korean Language loanword usage list.
Ian by the numbers
- US Social Security birth records, 2000–2025: No. 104, 140,761 babies (0.2% girls, 99.8% boys).
- NIKL usage list — people with the given name 이언: 10.
Korean names for Ian
These are the converter’s results for Ian as a boy’s name — real Korean given names from the Supreme Court’s birth statistics (2008–2025).
Sounds like mine
Closest in sound among real Korean names.
박이안Park IanBoy’s name · 89% sound match
박이현Park IhyeonBoy’s name · 69% sound match
박이준Park IjunBoy’s name · 63% sound match
No surname given, so we picked 박, one of the three most common Korean surnames.
Meaning
Korean names from what Ian means.
Your name means: 은혜 · God is gracious (from Hebrew יוחנן)
이은우Lee EunuBoy’s name · Meaning: Kind, gentle
이은찬Lee EunchanBoy’s name · Meaning: Kind, gentle
이은성Lee EunseongBoy’s name · Meaning: Kind, gentle은 恩 kindness, mercy, charity성 星 a star, planet
박이언Park IeonYour name, Korean styleHangul-only name — no hanja
Sources: US Social Security Administration baby names · NIKL loanword usage list · Loanword Orthography (외래어 표기법) · Supreme Court of Korea birth statistics