Euan is a

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

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, most common throughout the

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and

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, due to the influence of Scots in both nations. It is usually an

anglicisation Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

of the

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

name Eòghann, "noble born" and therefore derived ultimately from Latin ''

Eugenius Eugenius (died 6 September 394) was a Western Roman emperor from 392 to 394, unrecognized by the Eastern Roman emperor Theodosius I. While Christian himself, Eugenius capitalized on the discontent in the West caused by Theodosius' religious p ...

( Eugene).'' It is also a derivative of the

Pictish Pictish is an extinct Brittonic Celtic language spoken by the Picts, the people of eastern and northern Scotland from late antiquity to the Early Middle Ages. Virtually no direct attestations of Pictish remain, short of a limited number of geog ...

name, Uuen (or 'Wen'), which is the Pictish British cognate of in

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

. It is also the source of surnames, mostly connected to Clan MacEwen and including MacEwan and MacEwen. The English equivalent of the name is

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. Owain is the predominant Welsh spelling of the name (or Owen when Anglicized), but Iwan and Iuan are also found, as they are in Cornish.

Ouen Audoin (; AD 609 – on 24 August 684), venerated as Saint Audoin, was a Frankish bishop, courtier, hagiographer and saint. He authored ''Vita Sancti Eligii'' which outlines the life and deeds of Eligius, his close friend and companion in the ro ...

can be considered the French or

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spelling of the name. Euan is also a Latin word meaning

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People with the given name

In the arts and media

* Euan Heng (born 1945), Scottish-Australian painter *Euan Kerr, editor of ''The Beano'' * Euan Lloyd (1923–2016), British film producer * Euan Macleod (born 1956), New Zealand painter * Euan Morton (born 1977), Scottish singer and actor * Euan Uglow (1932–2000), English painter *Euan Guthrie (born 1996), Scottish filmmaker

In sports

* Euan Aitken (born 1995), Australian rugby league footballer * Euan Burton (born 1979), British judoka * Euan Byers (born 1974), Scottish curler * Euan Dale (born 1985), Scottish swimmer * Euan Henderson (snooker player) (born 1967), Scottish snooker player * Euan McLean (born 1986), Scottish footballer * Euan Norris (born 1977), Scottish football referee * Euan McCabe (born 2005), English diver *

Euan Murray Euan Murray (born 7 August 1980) is a retired Scottish rugby union footballer, whose last club was Pau in the French Top 14. He started his career with Glasgow Warriors before playing for a number of clubs, including Northampton Saints, Newc ...

(born 1980), Scottish rugby union footballer

In politics

Euan Geddes, 3rd Baron Geddes Euan Michael Ross Geddes, 3rd Baron Geddes (born 3 September 1937) is a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative peer and politician and current deputy speaker of the House of Lords. Early life and education Geddes is the son of the Ross G ...

(born 1937), peer and politician *

Euan Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Donald Euan Palmer Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, (26 November 1923 – 16 June 2018) was a British Conservative politician. Biography Lord Strathcona was the eldest son of The 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal and his wif ...

(1923–2018), British politician * Euan Robson (born 1954), Scottish Liberal Democrats politician * Euan Stainbank (born 2000), Scottish Labour politician *

Euan Wallace David Euan Wallace, MC PC (20 April 1892 – 9 February 1941) was a British Conservative politician who was an ally of Neville Chamberlain and briefly served as Minister of Transport during World War II. Early life Wallace was born on 20 Apr ...

(1892–1941), British Conservative politician

In other fields

* Euan Mason (born 1953), New Zealand forestry academic * Euan Sutherland (born 1969), Scottish businessman

Characters

*Euan Abercrombie, minor character from the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven Fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

'' series by

J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling ( ; born 31 July 1965), known by her pen name , is a British author and philanthropist. She is the author of ''Harry Potter'', a seven-volume fantasy novel series published from 1997 to 2007. The series has List of best-sell ...

*Euan Pierce, the lead character from the TV series ''

Off Centre ''Off Centre'' is an American sitcom that aired on The WB network from October 14, 2001, to October 31, 2002. Created by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, and Danny Zuker, the series was heavily promoted as "from the guys who brought you '' American Pi ...

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