Evan
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.vən/
Audio (Canada): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛvən
Etymology 1
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.
Proper noun
Evan
- A male given name from Welsh Ifan, equivalent to English John.
- A surname, a variant of Evans.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
given name
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Evan
- A city in Minnesota, United States; named for the first postmaster's wife, Eva.
Anagrams
Esperanto
Proper noun
Evan
- accusative singular of Eva
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Evan m pers
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Evan (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Evan | Evany | Evani, Evanové |
| genitive | Evana | Evanú | Evanóv |
| dative | Evanu, Evanovi | Evanoma | Evanóm |
| accusative | Evana | Evany | Evany |
| vocative | Evane | Evany | Evani, Evanové |
| locative | Evanu, Evanovi | Evanú | Evaniech |
| instrumental | Evanem | Evanoma | Evany |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Further reading
- 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