Meaning: The Lord is gracious
The story
Evan Anglicizes Ifan, a Welsh form of John. Its Hebrew-derived meaning belongs to that name family, with Welsh shaping the familiar spelling.
Nicknames
- Ev
Spellings & variants
- Ifan
- Ieuan
- Ivan
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
Origins
Evan comes from Welsh.
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