Evander is a
masculine given name. It is an anglicization of the Greek name Εὔανδρος (lit. "good man", Latinized ''Evandrus'').
It has also been adopted as an anglicization of the Gaelic name Ìomhar (the Gaelic variant of the name
Ivor
Ivor is an English masculine given name derived either directly from the Norse ''Ívarr'', or from Welsh (which spells it ''Ifor''), Irish (sometimes ''Ibar''), or Scottish, all of which likely derive it also from the original Norse form.The Oxford ...
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Evandro is the Italian,Portuguese and Spanish version.
People and mythological figures named Evander include:
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Evander (mythology), three figures in Greek or Roman mythology
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Evander (philosopher) Evander (or Euander) ( grc-gre, Εὔανδρος, Eúandros), born in Phocis or Phocaea, was the pupil and successor of Lacydes, and was joint leader (scholarch) of the Academy at Athens together with Telecles.
In the final ten years of Lacydes' ...
(3rd century–2nd century BC), Greek philosopher and joint leader of the Platonic Academy at Athens with Telecles
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Evander of Beroea
Evander (Greek: ) son of Evander from Beroea was a Roman-era Macedonian sculptor of the 1st century AD. A well-preserved relief of the Flavian period, was signed by him. Two other signatures of Evander are also found in Lete and Larissa
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, first century sculptor
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Evander (footballer) (born 1998), Evander da Silva Ferreira, Brazilian footballer
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Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. He reigned as the undisputed champion at cruiserweight in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s, and is the o ...
(born 1962), American retired world champion heavyweight boxer
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Ziggy Hood
Evander "Ziggy" Hood (born February 16, 1987) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Missouri, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Hood has a ...
(born 1987), American National Football League player
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Evander Kane
Evander Frank Kane (born August 2, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, and San J ...
(born 1991), Canadian National Hockey League player
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Evander M. Law (1836–1920), American Civil War Confederate general
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Evander Bradley McGilvary (1864-1953), American philosophical scholar
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Evander McNair (1820–1902), American Civil War Confederate brigadier general
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Evander Shapard (1897-1977), American World War I flying ace
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Evander Sno (born 1987), Dutch footballer
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Evander Berry Wall (1860–1940), New York City socialite and later American expatriate in France
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