Ewan

Ewan is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic name, Eòghann. It is possibly a derivative of the Pictish name, Vuen (or 'Wen'), "born of the mountain."[1] It is most common as a male given name in Scotland and Canada. It is also, less commonly, a surname, especially among the Scottish Clans

Ewan

Pronunciation	/ˈjuːən/
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Scottish Gaelic or Pictish
Region of origin	Scotland
Other names
Related names	Euan, Ewen, Eoghan, Iwan, Owen

Owain is the predominant Welsh spelling of the name (or Owen when Anglicized), but Iwan and Iuan are also found, as they are in Cornish. Ouen can be considered the French or Breton spelling of the name.

Ewan is also a Latin word meaning Bacchus.[2]

People with the given name

In the arts and media

• Ewan Christian (1814–1895), British architect
• Ewan McGregor (born 1971), Scottish actor
• Ewan Stewart (born 1957), Scottish actor

In sports

• Ewan MacDonald (born 1975), Scottish curler
• Ewan McGrady, Australian rugby league footballer
• Ewan Thompson (born 1977), Australian (Australian rules) footballer

In other fields

• Ewan Birney (born 1972), British bioinformatician
• Ewan Anderson (born 1938), expert on geopolitics, economic and social geography

Characters

• Ewan, a character from the TV series Merlin Season 1 Episode 2
• Ewan O'Hara, Juliet O'Hara's brother on the TV series Psych
• Ewan, a guard in the book The Wizard's Child
• Ewan, a teacher in Teachers, Channel 4 show
• Ewan the Dream Sheep, baby toys

See also

• Eógan
• Eógan (given name)
• Iwan (name)
• Evan
• MacEwen

References

1. From Pictland to Alba: 789-1070, Alex Woolf, Edinburgh University Press, 2007
2. "Latin Word Lookup". www.archives.nd.edu.