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How to say "John" in Europe (i.redd.it)
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[–] 1 point 9 months ago (3 children)

Iain and John are distinct names that are both in use in Scotland.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    They are, but they're both forms of the same original name. Iain came via our Gaelic-speaking areas and John via our English- and Scots-speaking ones

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  • [–] -2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    The title says "How to say "John" in Europe".

    How we say John in Scotland is John, not Iain.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago*

    I know, it's a bad title. I'm just explaining what it's actually showing

    That said, if you go to one of the remaining Gàidhlig-speaking areas, there actually is a chance that they'd switch "John" to "Iain". See here, for example, where BBC Alba refers to the First Minister as Iain Sweeney

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