Evan is both an English and Welsh male given name derived from "Iefan", a Welsh form for the name John (name), John. In other languages it could be compared to "Ivan (name), Ivan", "Ian", and "Juan"; the name John itself is derived from the ancient Hebrew name Yəhôḥānān, which means "YHWH, Yahweh is gracious". Evan is also the shortened version of the Greek names "Evangelos" (meaning "good messenger") and "Evander (disambiguation), Evander" (meaning "good man"). The name is also sparingly given to women, as with actress Evan Rachel Wood. It may be encountered as a surname, of which Evans (surname), Evans is the most common version. Other languages also assign meaning to Evan as a word or name. It is related to the Gaelic word "Eóghan" meaning "youth" or "young warrior", and means "right-handed" in Scots. he, אֶבֶן, even literally means "rock". The old English translation of the name "Evan" could also be interpreted as "Heir of the Earth" or "The King".

Popularity

The popularity of the name Evan for males in the United States had risen steadily in recent decades, going from the 440th-ranked male name in 1957 to peaking at the 35th-ranked male name in 2009. It has since declined, dropping out of the top 50 male names in the US by 2013 and out of the top 100 by 2020. It was never a popular name for girls, though its popularity as a girl's name increased slightly in the 1980s and '90s; it has also declined since then, just as it has among boys.

People

Given name

*Evan Shelby Alexander, American politician *Evan Battey (born 1998), American basketball player *Evan Bayh, American politician *Evan Baylis, American football player *Evan Bernstein, Israeli Olympic wrestler *Evan Berry, All-American football player *Evan Brown (American football), American football player *Evan Call, American composer *Evan Chambers, American musician *Evan Chandler, American screenwriter and dentist, known for accusing Michael Jackson of molesting his son *Evan Conti (born 1993), American-Israeli basketball player and coach *Evan Cooper, American football player *Evan Dando, American musician *Evan Dara, American novelist *Evan Davis (journalist), British economist and journalist *Evan Dobelle, American educator *Evan Dunham, American mixed martial artist *Evan Edinger, American YouTuber *Evan Engram, American football player *Evan Eschmeyer, former American professional basketball player *Evan Evagora, Australian actor *Evan Evans (film composer), American film score composer *Evan Forde, American oceanographer *Evan Fong, Youtuber *Evan Fournier, French basketball player *Evan G. Galbraith, former United States Ambassador to France *Evan Gattis, Major League Baseball player *Evan Glodell, American feature film director, producer, writer, and actor *Evan Goldberg, Canadian screenwriter, film producer and director *Evan Gray, former New Zealand cricketer *Evan Handler, American novelist and actor *Evan Harris, British politician *Evan Howell, American politician and soldier *Evan Jenkins (politician), Evan Jenkins, American politician *Evan Kaufmann, German-American ice hockey player *Evan C. Kim, Evan Kim, American actor *Evan King, American tennis player *Evan Jackson Leong, Evan Leong, American film director *Evan Longoria, American professional baseball player *Evan Lysacek, American figure skater *Evan McPherson (born 1999), American football player *Evan McKie, Canadian ballet dancer *Evan Meek, American baseball player *Evan Narcisse, American writer *Evan Neal (born 2000), American football player *Evan Peters, American actor *Evan Price, Welsh politician *Evan Pugh, American academic administrator *Evan Roberts (minister), Welsh revivalist *Evan Roberts (sportscaster), American radio personality *Evan Roderick, Canadian actor *Evan Rodriguez, American football player *Evan Royster, American professional football player *Evan Seinfeld, American pornographic actor *Evan Spiegel, American founder of Snapchat *Evan Stewart, Zimbabwean Olympic diver *Evan Tanner, American mixed martial artist *Evan Lorimer Thomas, Welsh clergyman *Evan Thomas, American journalist and author *Evan Turner, American professional basketball player *Evan Watkins, Welsh rugby footballer *Evan Weaver, American football player *Evan Weinstock, American Olympic bobsledder *Evan Williams (tenor), Evan Williams, American singer *Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur), Evan Williams, American Internet entrepreneur, former CEO of Twitter *Evan James Williams, Welsh experimental physicist *Evan Rachel Wood, American actress *Evan Wright, American writer *Evan Wallace, American Rapper *Evan Yo, Taiwanese pop singer

Fictional characters

*Evan Barnett, businessman in the film ''Little Rascals'' *Evan "Buck" Buckley, a character in the TV series ''9-1-1 (TV series), 9-1-1'' *Evan Webber, main character in the 2005 film ''Knock Knock (2015 film), Knock Knock *Evan Baxter, in the 2007 film ''Evan Almighty'' *Evan Chambers, in the 2007 TV series ''Greek (TV series), Greek'' *Evan Delaney, female writer and legal assistant in five novels by Meg Gardiner *Evan Drake, a character in the TV sitcom ''List of recurring characters in Cheers#Evan Drake, Cheers'' *Evan Hansen, the title character in the Broadway musical ''Dear Evan Hansen'' and its Dear Evan Hansen (film), 2021 film adaptation. *Evan Hawkins, Paramedic Field Chief on ''Chicago Fire (TV series), Chicago Fire'' *Evan Lewis, a character from ''Final Destination 2'' *Evan Michael Tanner, government agent with permanent insomnia in eight novels by Lawrence Block *Evan Treborn, in the 2004 film ''The Butterfly Effect'' *Evan Rosier, deceased Death Eater in the ''Harry Potter'' series

Surname

*Rev. Cadwallader William Evan (?–1876), first minister of Stow Church, Adelaide, South Australia **Mostyn Evan (1861–1924), Cadwallader William Evan's son. A South Australian lawyer and sports administrator

Popular culture references to the name Evan

*''Evan Almighty'', a 2007 film and standalone sequel to the 2003 film ''Bruce Almighty''. *''Dear Evan Hansen'', an award-winning 2016 Broadway musical and its Dear Evan Hansen (film), film adaptation.

References

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