Evan

Evan

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Evan


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pronunciation=IPA| [ˈɛvən]
gender = Male (rarely Female)
meaning = "God Is Gracious" or "Young Warrior"
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origin = Welsh
related names = Evangeline, Evangelos, Ian, Ivan
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Evan (pronEng|ˈɛvən) is an English masculine given name, although it has on the rare occasion been given to girls as well, as with actress Evan Rachel Wood. The name is derived from "lefan", one of the Welsh forms of John and is closely related to "Ivan", "Ian", and "Juan"; the name John is derived from the ancient Hebrew name hebrew|יְהֹוחָנָן unicode|Yəhôḥānān, which means "YHWH Is Gracious". Evan is also a Welsh name meaning "Young Warrior". It can also be the shortened version of the Greek name "Evangelos". In some cases, women who go by Evan are actually named Evangeline or Evangelina.

Popularity

The popularity of the name Evan in the United States has risen steadily over the past fifty years, from the 440-ranked name in 1957 to the thirty-eight-ranked name in 2005. Overall, Evan has been the forty-eighth most popular name in the world and the sixty-third most popular name in the 1990s.

Notable people with the given name Evan

"See also: lookfrom|Evan"

* "Evan Alexander", American politician
* Evan Bayh, former Governor of Indiana and United States Senator from Indiana
* Evan Bourne, ring name of American professional wrestler Matthew Joseph Korklan
* Evan Chambers, American musician
* Evan Dando, American musician
* Evan Dara, American novelist
* Evan Davis, British economist and journalist
* Evan Dobelle, American educator
* Evan Eschmeyer, former American professional basketball player
* Evan Forde, American oceanographer
* Evan G. Galbraith, former United States Ambassador to France
* Evan Gray, former New Zealand cricketer
* "Evan Howell", American politician and soldier
* Evan Kim, American actor
* Evan Longoria, American professional baseball player
* Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
* Evan Price, Welsh politician
* Evan Roberts, American radio personality
* Evan Tanner, American UFC Fighter
* Evan Rachel Wood, American actress
* Evan Stewart, Zimbabwean Olympic diver
* Evan Yo, Taiwanese pop singer"Italics denotes deceased."

Popular culture references to the name Evan

*"Evan Almighty", a mainstream movie released on June 22 2007 as a sequel to the popular "Bruce Almighty".


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