Euan is a Scottish,

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given name, most common throughout the

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and Australia, due to the influence of Scots in both nations. It is a derivative of the

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name, Uuen (or 'Wen'), which is the Pictish British cognate of in Gaelic. It is also, less commonly, a surname. The name Euan comes from Greek and Hebrew: (; the New Testament in Greek has ''St. John's Gospel'' as ) which in turn comes from the Hebrew , 'God is gracious'. The English equivalent of the name is "John", but the Scottish "Euan" is very close in sound to the original Greek. Owain is the predominant

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

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can be considered the

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or Breton 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 painter *

Euan Kerr ''The Beano'' (formerly ''The Beano Comic'', also known as ''Beano'') is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938, and it became the world's longest-runn ...

, editor of ''The Beano'' * Euan Lloyd (1923–2016), British film producer *

Euan Macleod Euan Macleod (born 1956) is a New Zealand-born artist. Macleod was born in Christchurch, New Zealand and moved to Sydney, Australia in 1981, where he lives and works. He received a Certificate in Graphic Design from Christchurch Technical Coll ...

(born 1956), New Zealand painter * Euan Morton (born 1977), Scottish singer and actor * Euan Uglow (1932–2000), English painter

In sports

Euan Aitken Euan Aitken (born 16 June 1995) is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a er or for the Dolphins the NRL. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby L ...

(born 1995), Australian rugby league footballer *

Euan Burton Euan Michael Burton MBE (born 31 March 1979) is a Scottish judoka (a Judo practitioner). Biography Burton was born in Ascot, Berkshire but lives in Edinburgh, he was educated at Pencaitland Primary School, Ross High School and the Univer ...

(born 1979), British judoka *

Euan Byers Euan Byers (born 30 July 1974) is a Scottish curler. Byers started playing curling in 1983. He plays in first position and is right-handed. Byers is a double world champion and triple European champion. Teammates 2010 Vancouver Olympic Gam ...

(born 1974), Scottish curler *

Euan Dale Euan Dale (born 18 December 1985) is a Scottish competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympics and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, he was a member of the second-place Scott ...

(born 1985), Scottish swimmer *

Euan Henderson Ewen, Ewan or Euan Henderson may refer to: * Ewen Henderson (artist), artist * Ewen Henderson (musician), fiddler and bagpiper * Euan Henderson (snooker player) * Euan Henderson (footballer) (born 2000), Scottish football forward (Heart of Midlothi ...

(born 1967), Scottish snooker player *

Euan McLean Euan McLean (born 9 January 1986) is a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Sunderland, Dundee United, St Johnstone and Forfar Athletic and made two appearances for the Scotland under-21 team. Career Having been a you ...

(born 1986), Scottish footballer *

Euan Norris Euan Norris (born 29 October 1977) was a Scotland, Scottish Referee (association football), football referee who was active in the Scottish Premier League. Norris became a FIFA International Referees List, FIFA referee in 2009. He has officiated ...

(born 1977), Scottish football referee *

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 (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 wi ...

(1923–2018), British politician *

Euan McLeod Euan McLeod JP, is a member of the Scottish Labour Party and a former councillor in the Glasgow City Council Glasgow City Council is the local government authority for the City of Glasgow, Scotland. It was created in 1996 under the Local Go ...

, member of the Scottish Labour Party * Euan Robson (born 1954), Scottish Liberal Democrats 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 A ...

(1892–1941), British Conservative politician

In other fields

* Euan Mason, New Zealand forestry academic * Euan Sutherland, Scottish businessman

Characters

*Euan Abercrombie, minor character from the ''

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'' series by

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

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