English Explanatory Dictionary

Evan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Welsh Ifan, equivalent to English John.
  2. A female given name.
  3. A surname, variant of Evans.
name
  1. A city in Minnesota, United States; named for the first postmaster's wife, Eva.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛ.vən/ en-ca-Evan.oga

Word forms

Evan

Etymology

Anglicization of Welsh Ifan, ultimately from Latin Jōhannēs, variant of Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥānān, yokhanán, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Giovanni, Ian, Ivan, Jack, Jean, Johan, Johann, Johannes, John, Sean, Shane, Shaun, and Shawn.

Related words

Ian Ivan Jon Sean

Derived words

Evans Evanston Evanton

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 埃文 French: Yvan Greek: Έβαν Marathi: एव्हन Spanish: Iván
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