What does Evan mean?

Evan means "born of the yew; Yahweh"

How do we pronounce Evan?

Evan \e-van, ev-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Evan is also used as a name girl name origin, but the use for boys is much more common. Its pronunciation is in English as EHVahN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Evan: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Evan?

Evan is used predominantly in the Scottish, English, and Welsh languages, and it is derived from Celtic and Hebrew origins. The name is an Anglicized form of Iefan pronounciation, which is from Ieuan (Old Welsh). The name was first used in Wales around 1500; it became a popular Welsh name by the 19th century before being adopted by the general English speaker around the 20th century. In addition, Evan is a variant of the name nicknames for Eoghan (Gaelic, Irish, and Scottish) in the Scottish language. Evan is also a variant of the name nicknames for John (English and Hebrew) in the English and Welsh languages. The name Evan is widely used; it has 27 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

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List of baby names that is pronounced like Evan:

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The baby name Evan fun facts:

The name Evan in reverse order is "Nave".

The numerological value of the name Evan is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Evan?

Evan is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.35%
20130.38%
20120.42%
20110.46%
20100.51%
20090.52%
20080.49%
20070.50%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames