iaan
Iaan is primarily a given name used in Dutch- and Afrikaans-speaking communities as a variant of Ian, itself derived from Iain, a Gaelic form of John. The spelling with double a reflects Dutch and Afrikaans naming conventions, and the name is typically male, though practices vary by culture.
The etymology of Iaan traces to Iain, a Scottish Gaelic form of John, which in turn comes
Geographically, Iaan is most commonly found in the Netherlands, Belgium, and South Africa, where Afrikaans-speaking communities
In uppercase form, IAAN is sometimes encountered as an acronym or initialism unrelated to the personal name,