"Evan" meaning in English

See Evan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛ.vən/ Audio: en-ca-Evan.oga
Rhymes: -ɛvən 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cy|Ifan}} Welsh Ifan, {{der|en|la|Jōhannēs}} Latin Jōhannēs, {{der|en|grc-koi|Ἰωάννης}} Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), {{der|en|he|יוֹחָנָן|lit=God is gracious|tr=yōḥānān, yokhanán}} Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥānān, yokhanán, literally “God is gracious”), {{doublet|en|Giovanni|Ian|Ivan|Jack|Jean|Johan|Johann|Johannes|John|Sean|Shane|Shaun|Shawn}} Doublet of Giovanni, Ian, Ivan, Jack, Jean, Johan, Johann, Johannes, John, Sean, Shane, Shaun, and Shawn Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Evan
  1. A male given name from Welsh Ifan, equivalent to English John. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (given name): 埃文 (Āiwén) (Chinese Mandarin), Yvan [masculine] (French), Έβαν (Évan) [transliteration] (Greek), एव्हन (evhan) [masculine] (Marathi), Iván [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Evan-en-name-NMSC0QKo Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'given name': 94 6
  2. A surname, a variant of Evans. Derived forms: Evans, Evanston, Evanton Related terms: Ian, Ivan, Jon, Sean
    Sense id: en-Evan-en-name-6dnnVk2O Categories (other): English surnames, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛ.vən/ Audio: en-ca-Evan.oga
Rhymes: -ɛvən Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Evan
  1. A city in Minnesota, United States; named for the first postmaster's wife, Eva. Categories (place): Cities in Minnesota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Evan-en-name-MxVlyMpl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 14 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 17 19 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 22 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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