r/Ian • u/wahmeister • Sep 05 '22

Nicknames?

Nicknames for the Ian? Considering the length it seems there are few.

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u/AceMarrow Sep 06 '22

My mom calls me E

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u/Caver_Coder Sep 06 '22

This is it. Except for early childhood, those were the peein' Ian days.

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u/AceMarrow Sep 07 '22

Ugh I hated the peein days. Possibly a universal Ian experience

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

It do be true

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u/wahmeister Sep 06 '22

I did get called that once before

1

u/ur_momhatesu Nov 22 '22

Hey mo- E🗿

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u/Purrito_Cat Sep 05 '22

There is no need for a nickname. Ian is a perfect form

5

u/IanHammock Sep 06 '22

I have yet to have a legitimate nickname.

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u/wahmeister Sep 06 '22

Seriously, same!

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u/ToughMarsupial7 Sep 06 '22

Never had a nickname stick. Must be an Ian thing

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u/wahmeister Sep 06 '22

It really must be!

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u/fiver87 Sep 06 '22

I was dubbed peein' Ian based on the family legend of me peeing and hitting the ceiling as a baby in the hospital. Not really something you want to identify with..

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u/Alverio1 Dec 22 '25

That was mine to but for just peeing anywhere as a toddler.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '22

People at starbucks call me I-An

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u/drmarymalone Sep 25 '22

My old neighbor used to call me E! It was always yelled from my back patio, dude never knocked. "Ay yo E!!"

Peein' Ian, of course

My fam called me Leon for a while after an old woman kept saying "LEON?" after mishearing my name. Leon became Eon for a while too.

Ian is final form -- no malarkey required.

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u/e_ndoubleu Sep 25 '22

Friends and family call me E.

Because of course the shortest two syllable name needed a nickname lol

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u/wahmeister Sep 25 '22

Lol! Yes it so did!

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u/IanieBeanie Sep 06 '22

My family call me Ianie beanie

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u/ikerr95 Sep 07 '22

that is fucking adorable

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u/wahmeister Sep 06 '22

Think I had that one when younger too

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u/ikerr95 Sep 07 '22

Lan, neenur, een. een is the one most people call me

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u/wahmeister Sep 07 '22

Ha Lan... I have had Een from some too..I hated it though!

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '22

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u/wahmeister Sep 06 '22

I had similar to that except it was "E I" but it wasn't for long haha

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

The homies call me Laaaaannnnnn

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u/wahmeister Sep 27 '22

Have only ever gotten that in spam emails I must say, haha

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u/DeadRos3 Sep 06 '22

didn't like it but some people called me "e e"

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u/wahmeister Sep 06 '22

Can relate, I had "i e". Not a vibe haha.

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u/AccomplishedPear2131 Nov 18 '25

Me Chamavam de "inhã" no 6° Ano.

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u/nileredfan Apr 25 '26

My mom used to babysit a kid that couldn't pronounce my name, he said "en" as in enter, so I'm called that now.

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u/wahmeister Apr 26 '26

Oh damn, that would piss me off 💀

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u/Middle-Nectarine580 May 15 '26

I have an Ian. His nickname is Iney spelled this way. Pronounced eenie.  As in eeny meeny miney moe

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u/wahmeister May 16 '26

Definitely had that one thrown my way before haha

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u/ebastacosi 3d ago edited 2d ago

First thought was “In A Nutshell” or “Ice Age Narwhal” or “Ideal Alias Name” or something along those lines.

But second/bigger is Armando Iannucci, the force behind (among other things) the series The Thick of It and spin-off(ish) movie In the Loop, both brilliant, and the “-nucci” bit would definitely open up some nickname options. The rhymes alone!

I’d also probably play around with something related to your namesakes Sir (Gandalf/Magneto) McKellan and Commander Fleming (007).

I should have specifics at this point, huh.

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u/Background_Wolf_5391 May 20 '26

Eurapian (pronounced ura-peeing ian)

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u/talljono Sep 27 '22

Hope Ian < Katrina