Evan

Evan is a Welsh masculine given name derived from "Iefan", a Welsh form for the name John. In other languages it could be compared to "Ivan", "Ian", and "Juan"; the name John itself is derived from the ancient Hebrew name יְהֹוחָנָן‎ Yəhôḥānān, which means "Yahweh is gracious". Evan is also the shortened version of the Greek names "Evangelos" (meaning good messenger) and "Evander" (meaning good man). The name is also occasionally given to women, as with actress Evan Rachel Wood. It may be encountered as a surname of which Evans is the most common iteration.

For the city, see Evan, Minnesota.
Evan
PronunciationWelsh: [ˈɛvan]
English: /ˈɛvən/
GenderMale
Language(s)Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Welsh
Origin
Meaning
  • form of "John" / "YHWH is gracious"[1] (Welsh)
  • "Young warrior" (Gaelic)
  • "Right-handed" (Scots)
  • "Good messenger/Good man" (Greek)
Region of originIrish
Other names
Related namesJohn, Giovanni, Hans, Juan, Hovhannes, Ian, Ioan, Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Jean, Jhon, Joan, João, Johan/Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jonne, Jovan, Juhani, Seán, Shane, Siôn, Yahya, Yohannes

Other languages also assign meaning to Evan as a word or name. It is related to the Gaelic word "Eóghan" meaning "youth" or "young warrior," and means "right-handed" in Scots.[2] In Hebrew, the actual non-proper noun, "evan/even/eban/eben", literally means "rock". The old English translation of the name "Evan" could also be interpreted as "Heir of the Earth" or "The King".

Popularity

The popularity of the name Evan for males in the United States rose steadily over the last several decades, going from the 440th-ranked male name in 1957 to peaking at the 35th-ranked male name in 2009. It has since declined, and dropped out of the top 50 male names in the US in 2013.

Evan's popularity as a male name 2000–2018
YearRank
201886
201784
201669
201567
201458
201355
201247
201140
201036
200935
200838
200740
200642
200539
200439
200344
200256
200156
200055
Sources:[3][4]

People

Given name

See also: All pages with titles beginning with Evan

Fictional characters
  • Evan Barnett, famous business man in the film Little Rascals
  • Evan Baxter, in the 2007 film Evan Almighty
  • Evan Chambers, in the 2007 TV series Greek
  • Evan Delaney, female writer and legal assistant in five novels by Meg Gardiner
  • Evan Drake, a character in the TV sitcom Cheers
  • Evan Hansen, the title character in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen
  • Evan Lewis, a character from Final Destination 2
  • Evan Michael Tanner, government agent with permanent insomnia in eight novels by Lawrence Block
  • Evan Treborn, in the 2004 film The Butterfly Effect
  • Evan Rosier, deceased Death Eater in the Harry Potter series

Surname
  • Rev. Cadwallader William Evan (?–1876), first minister of Stow Church, Adelaide, South Australia
  • Mostyn Evan (1861–1924), Cadwallader William Evan's son. A South Australian lawyer and sports administrator

Pop culture references to the name Evan
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See also

References
  1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "John" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  2. "Evan". Think Baby Names. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  3. "Popular Baby Names". Social Security Online. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. "Baby Name Website". Baby Center. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
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