Evan - Names
Meaning of the name Evan
Gender:
Male
Meaning:
"Yahweh is gracious" (in Greek/Hebrew)
Etymology:
It is a Welsh variant of the name John. They both share the same etymology, they were derived from Iohannes, which is a Latin version of the Greek given name Ioannes (spelled Ιωαννης). All the forms mentioned above were originally derived from the Hebrew first name Yochanan (spelled יוֹחָנָן).
Variants in different languages:
German: Iván, Jani
Polish: Iwan
Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian: Ivan
French: Jean; Italian: Gianni
Spanish: Juan
Finish: Juhani
Trivia:
Evan Treborn is the protagonist in the movie “The Butterfly Effect” (2004).
Name days:
Bulgaria
7th January: Ivan
France
8th March, 19th August, 23rd October, 27th December: Jean
Hungary
24th June: Ivan
Poland
12th April: Iwan
Slovakia
8th July: Ivan
Sweden
8th July
UK
23rd June: Evan
USA
24th August: Evan
Famous people:
Evan Alexander (1767 - 1809), American politician
Evan Cooper (born 1962), American footballer
Evan Dando (born 1967), American musician
Evan Davis (born 1962), British journalist
Evan Evans (born 1975), American movie composer
Evan Goldberg (born 1982), Canadian screenwriter
Evan Harris (born 1965), British politician
Evan Howell (1839 - 1905), American politician
Evan Jenkins (born 1960), American politician
Evan Peters (born 1987), American actor
Evan Tanner (1971 - 2008), American MMA fighter
Additional information:
According to numerology a person who bears this name is creative, tolerant, spiritual, empathic, humanitarian, successful. In astrology the name’s lucky stone is turquoise, and its ruling planet is Jupiter.
Popularity of the name:
England: 102nd in 2014
Netherlands: 177th in 2015
Scotland: 89th in 2015
USA: 67th in 2015