Evan

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.vən/

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• Rhymes: -ɛvən

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.

Evan

1. A male given name from Welsh Ifan, equivalent to English John.
   • 2025 October 21, Rose George, “‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The rescue swimmer was Coast Guard third petty officer Evan Grills. He was 24 years old, he came from Florida and this was his first rescue.

2. A surname, a variant of Evans.

Evan

1. A city in Minnesota, United States; named for the first postmaster's wife, Eva.

• nave, Neva, Vane, neva, vane, Nave, Aven, aven, Vena, vena

• IPA^(key): /ˈevan/
• Rhymes: -evan
• Syllabification: E‧van

Evan

1. accusative singular of Eva

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈɛʋan/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈɛvan/

Evan m pers

1. a male given name

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “Evan”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění