Gian Battista Bassi
Gian is a masculine Italian given name. It is a variant of Gianni and is likewise used as a diminutive of Giovanni, the Italian form of John. In Italian, any name including Giovanni can be contracted to Gian, particularly in combination with other given names, such as Gianfranco or Gianluca. Gian is also an unrelated masculine Punjabi Sikh name meaning 'knowledge' and is a variant of the Sanskrit name Gyan. Notable people Notable people whose name is now typically expressed as Gian include: * Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter * Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian sculptor * Gian Rinaldo Carli, Italian count, economist, and antiquarian * Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany * Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal * Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer * Gian Galeazzo Visconti, First Lord of Milan * Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Sixth Lord of Milan * Gian Marco Centinaio, Italian politician * Gian Pyres, British musician * Gian Maria Volonté, former actor * Gian ...
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GIAN (other)
GIAN may stand for: * Give it a Name, an annual rock music festival in Britain * Geneva International Academic Network, founded by the University of Geneva, subsumed in 2007 by the Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS), which assumes its mission, rights and responsibilities {{disambig ...
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