I'm looking to find out if my teacher was correct. Is the name Ian short for some Greek gods name?

The name was something along the lines of Ianopheles...he said that it was shortend because when some people pronounced it they would say Ian-Awful-Flys, I hope that someone can help.

I'm looking to find out if my teacher was correct. Is the name Ian short for some Greek gods name?
I found this on Ian:





IAN


Gender: Masculine


Usage: Scottish, English


Pronounced: EE-an


Modern Scottish form of JOHN


JOHN


Gender: Masculine


Usage: English, Biblical


Pronounced: JAHN


English form of Iohannes, which was the Latin form of the Greek name 螜蠅伪谓谓畏蟼 (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name 讬讜止讞指谞指谉 (Yochanan) meaning "YAHWEH is gracious". This name owes its consistent popularity to two New Testament characters, both highly revered as saints. The first was John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus Christ and a victim of beheading by Herod Antipas. The second was the apostle John, also supposedly the author of the fourth Gospel and Revelation. The name has been borne by 23 popes and eight Byzantine emperors, as well as kings of England, France, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Portugal and Hungary. It was also borne by the poet John Milton and the philosopher John Locke.
Reply:I found much the same but there is a possible connection to Ian God of Hades.
Reply:Ian is the Irish (Gaelic) form of John
Reply:Yes. Ian Flemming, the god of spies.
Reply:Ian (First Name Origin and Meaning)





Scottish 路 Male





God is gracious.
Reply:You can shorten any name that is long if you want. There is no correct way to do it. Interestingly, I was not able to find this name in yahoo search engine. At all. If no one can pronounce it correctly then they shortened it to make it easier.
Reply:Didn't find any Ians except for the Irish/Scottish name for John in the God's list
Reply:I looked here and could find nothing on Ian as being linked to Greek gods





http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/greek...

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