Erwan () is a masculine

Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally **Breton people **Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Gale ...

given name, sometimes spelled ''Erwann''. Its

francization Francization (in American English, Canadian English, and Oxford English) or Francisation (in other British English), also known as Frenchification, is the expansion of French language use—either through willful adoption or coercion—by more an ...

is the French given name Yves.

Etymology

From

Old Breton Breton (, , ; or in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language group spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France. It is the only Celtic language still widely in use on the European mainland, albeit as a member of ...

given name . It might thus be formed of Proto-Brythonic words "well, good" and "talent, natural gift, ability" (compare

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, of or about Wales * Welsh language, spoken in Wales * Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales Places * Welsh, Arkansas, U.S. * Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. * Welsh, Ohio, U.S. * Welsh Basin, during t ...

and Irish ), or derived from

Gaulish Gaulish is an extinct Celtic languages, Celtic language spoken in parts of Continental Europe before and during the period of the Roman Empire. In the narrow sense, Gaulish was the language of the Celts of Gaul (now France, Luxembourg, Belgium, ...

name . Sometimes allegedly supposed to come from the

word "dragon" because of

homophony In music, homophony (;, Greek: ὁμόφωνος, ''homóphōnos'', from ὁμός, ''homós'', "same" and φωνή, ''phōnē'', "sound, tone") is a texture in which a primary part is supported by one or more additional strands that provide ...

in Modern Breton.

Variants

* Masculine : Erwann, Erwane, Eroan, Ervoan, Ervan, Earwinn, Érwann, Érwan, Even or Ewen, Ewan or Evan, Iwan, Eozen, Cheun, Youen, Youenn, If, Ivi or Yvi, Von, Yeun, Yoen, Youn, Yvelin, Hélori, Hélaurie, Herwan, Herwann, Aerwan * Feminine : Erwana, Erwanez, Youna, Youena, Vonig.

Notable people

Notable people with the name include: *

Erwan Bergot Erwan Bergot (27 January 19301 May 1993) was a French Army officer and author; he served in the French Army during the First Indochina War and Algerian War. Biography Born to a Breton family in Bordeaux, Erwan Bergot volunteered to serve in In ...

(1930–1993), French Army officer and writer *

Erwan Berthou Erwan Berthou (4 September 1861 – 30 January 1933) was a French and Breton language poet, writer and neo-Druidic bard. His name is also spelled Erwan Bertou and Yves Berthou. He was born in Pleubian, Côtes-d'Armor. He studied at the small ...

(1861–1933), French poet, writer and bard *Erwan Bouroullec (born 1976), French designer. See

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec (born 1971 and 1976) are brothers noted for their design work, which has been featured in publications and museums globally — and spans a wide range from tables and chairs to tableware, rugs, textile walls, office furnit ...

Erwan Dianteill Erwan Dianteill (born 1967) is a French sociologist and anthropologist, graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, holder of the aggregation in the Social Sciences, Doctor of Sociology and professor of Cultural and Social anthropolo ...

(born 1967), French anthropologist and sociologist, professor at

Paris-Sorbonne University Paris-Sorbonne University (also known as Paris IV; ) was a public university, public research university in Paris, France, active from 1971 to 2017. It was the main inheritor of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Paris. In 2018, it m ...

Erwan Pain Erwan Pain (born 14 February 1986) is a French former professional ice hockey winger. Pain played in the Ligue Magnus for Chamonix HC, Ducs de Dijon, Drakkars de Caen and Brest Albatros Hockey. He also participated at the 2010 IIHF World Champi ...

(born 1986), French ice hockey player *

Erwan Quintin Erwan Quintin (born 1 February 1984) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ploemel. Career Quintin was born in Auray. He started his career in the youth ranks of Vannes at the age of 19, progressing to the first tea ...

(born 1984), French footballer *

Erwan Regulus Erwan Regulus (born 15 May 2000) is a Guadeloupean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French side JA Drancy and the Guadeloupe team. Club career Regulus began his career at AJC before joining the Stade Lamentinois youth setup. He was prom ...

(born 2000), French footballer *

Erwan Vallerie Erwan Vallerie (1944 – 10 February 2022) was a French Breton nationalist and cultural activist. Life and career Born in France, Vallerie worked as an economist when he founded the monthly periodical Sav Breizh with Yann Choucq (Debout Bretagne ...

(1944–2022), French economist and Breton nationalist *

Charlie "Erwan" Dodson Ganja White Night is a Belgian dubstep and bass music duo formed in Brussels in 2008 and consisting of Benjamin "Bamby" Bayeul and Charlie "Erwan" Dodson. The duo publish music through SubCarbon Records, which they founded in 2009, and have relea ...

, Belgian dubstep musician

References

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