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Snow Dog 
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 Posted: June 20 2013 at 15:28 |
 Vibrationbaby wrote:
You're all wrong. Ian means God is gracious. It has nothing to do with the gaelic language contrary to what you may find on the internet. |
Ian is gaelic for John.
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: June 20 2013 at 15:35 |
No No No. my name happens to be Ian and even though my mother was Scottish being Scottish or of Gaelic descent had nothing to do with naming me. The  always call me Yan when I lived in Quebec. I now live in a free country called Canada.
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CPicard
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Posted: June 20 2013 at 15:44 |
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How do you pronounce "Canada"?
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Dean
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Posted: June 20 2013 at 15:58 |
Vibrationbaby wrote:
No No No. my name happens to be Ian and even though my mother was Scottish being Scottish or of Gaelic descent had nothing to do with naming me. The always call me Yan when I lived in Quebec. I now live in a free country called Canada. |
 How you got the name has nothing to do with where it originally came from.
Ian is the gaelic form of John derived from the same hebrew name (Yehohanan) and has the same hebrew meaning: "god is gracious" or "god's gracious gift" or "graced by god" depending on the translation/transliteration you happen to read. The "Y" to "I" change came through the translation from hebrew to greek and the interchange of "J" and "I" from greek into latin ... there was no "J" in the gaelic alphabet so Jon/Jan became Ion/Ian.
If Ian has such a biblical meaning that was completely unrelated to "John" then there would be mention of the name in scripture or ancient text, yet there are none. Also there are 425 St. Johns but only one St. Ian... and he was 11th century Scottish.
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Dean
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Posted: June 20 2013 at 15:59 |
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How do you pronounce "Canada"? |
You-Ess-Aye
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Stool Man
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 04:41 |
'kin' 'ard, eh? 
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ESHWOR KC
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 04:57 |
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 07:40 |
What is this eh? I never say eh! I hate all this Canadian hippie sh*t. We have a dumb flag that looks like it was drawn by a knidergarten kid that has a leaf on it. Maple leaf trees only grow in a small percentage of Canada. Our national symbol is a pesky little rodent. Our militaryhas been reduced to nothing more than a joke. Our Prime Minister is a fat lying slob. Our comedians are not funny. We can't play hockey anymore. I wish the world in general would get over this illusion that Canada is cool and great. If I could move to the moon I would. And Ian is not a Gaelic word. It's a made up word. Sometime when I was a kid my mother told me that it meant God is Gracious because she was happy that God gave me to her. Why does everything from progrock to first names have to have profound deep meanings?
I'm done. Now I can have a nice day. 
Edited by Vibrationbaby - June 21 2013 at 07:41
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Dean
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 09:25 |
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Stool Man
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 10:07 |
Vibrationbaby wrote:
What is this eh? I never say eh! I hate all this Canadian hippie sh*t. We have a dumb flag that looks like it was drawn by a knidergarten kid that has a leaf on it. Maple leaf trees only grow in a small percentage of Canada. Our national symbol is a pesky little rodent. Our militaryhas been reduced to nothing more than a joke. Our Prime Minister is a fat lying slob. Our comedians are not funny. We can't play hockey anymore. I wish the world in general would get over this illusion that Canada is cool and great. If I could move to the moon I would. And Ian is not a Gaelic word. It's a made up word. Sometime when I was a kid my mother told me that it meant God is Gracious because she was happy that God gave me to her. Why does everything from progrock to first names have to have profound deep meanings?
I'm done. Now I can have a nice day. |
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Knobby
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 10:25 |
The Welsh pronounce it "Ee-an??????????????"
As in "Got to go see Ee-an????????? in the villey-adge??????"
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Dean
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 10:27 |
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Our comedians are not funny. |
Craig Campbell makes me laugh and Stewart Francis is one of the top three non sequitur one-liners around. And they both have gaelic names - there must be something aboot the water that causes that.
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CPicard
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 14:30 |
Vibrationbaby wrote:
What is this eh? I never say eh! I hate all this Canadian hippie sh*t. We have a dumb flag that looks like it was drawn by a knidergarten kid that has a leaf on it. Maple leaf trees only grow in a small percentage of Canada. Our national symbol is a pesky little rodent. Our militaryhas been reduced to nothing more than a joke. Our Prime Minister is a fat lying slob. Our comedians are not funny. We can't play hockey anymore. I wish the world in general would get over this illusion that Canada is cool and great. If I could move to the moon I would. And Ian is not a Gaelic word. It's a made up word. Sometime when I was a kid my mother told me that it meant God is Gracious because she was happy that God gave me to her. Why does everything from progrock to first names have to have profound deep meanings?
I'm done. Now I can have a nice day. |
 ...or something like that. For my part, I tend to pronounce "Hi-Yan", so I get the attention of all the Ians in the place.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 14:32 |
How to pronounce Ian?
Like sword, only with a j.
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refugee
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 16:34 |
I'm much obliged to you for making it clear
That I'm not here.
You have to love PA. You ask a simple question, and then … God is Gracious!
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I say nothing is nothing
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ExittheLemming
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 18:42 |
Vibrationbaby wrote:
What is this eh? I never say eh! I hate all this Canadian hippie sh*t. We have a dumb flag that looks like it was drawn by a knidergarten kid that has a leaf on it. Maple leaf trees only grow in a small percentage of Canada. Our national symbol is a pesky little rodent. Our militaryhas been reduced to nothing more than a joke. Our Prime Minister is a fat lying slob. Our comedians are not funny. We can't play hockey anymore. I wish the world in general would get over this illusion that Canada is cool and great. If I could move to the moon I would. And Ian is not a Gaelic word. It's a made up word. Sometime when I was a kid my mother told me that it meant God is Gracious because she was happy that God gave me to her. Why does everything from progrock to first names have to have profound deep meanings?
I'm done. Now I can have a nice day. |
What's wrong with pesky little rodents?, your PM is overqualified for the role, Russell Peters is spine-crackingly funny and you were deported from the moon remember?
BTW my first name is Iain (and ain't all words, 'made up words'?)
Staple me, to a maple tree.....
Edited by ExittheLemming - June 21 2013 at 18:46
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Atavachron
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Posted: June 21 2013 at 19:40 |
Dean wrote:
Vibrationbaby wrote:
Our comedians are not funny. |
Craig Campbell makes me laugh and Stewart Francis is one of the top three non sequitur one-liners around. And they both have gaelic names - there must be something aboot the water that causes that. |
SCTV and Kids in the Hall were great but I guess somehow the lack of an audience made them seem unfunny to some. Thing is, they sometimes run M*A*S*H without a laugh track and it's far better.
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: June 22 2013 at 02:11 |
refugee wrote:
I'm much obliged to you for making it clear
That I'm not here.
You have to love PA. You ask a simple question, and then …
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... goodness gracious, you make for four pages.
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: June 22 2013 at 12:52 |
No he fights for the freedom of other countries. Canada has never fought a major war on it's own soil. We're a bunch of suckers for punishment.
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CPicard
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Posted: June 22 2013 at 13:04 |
But Canada almost conquered the USA in 1812! Don't you feel proud of that? 
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