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Evan - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Evan

[ 2 syll. e-van, ev-an ] The girl name Evan is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced EHVahN KEY. Evan's language of origin is Old Greek. It is predominantly used in English and Greek. Evan is a short form of the English Evangeline.

Evan is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly related to Evan, the English Evangeline was the most widely used. In the last century Evan has mainly been a boy name.

Baby names that sound like Evan include the English and French Evon, the English Ebone, the French Evaine, the English Evanne, the Spanish Evin, the English and French Evonne, the English Ebbony, the English Ebonee, the English Eboney, the English Eboni, the English Ebonie, the English Ebonni, the English Ebony, the French Eponine, the Indian Evani, the Indian Evina, the Greek Efimia, the Russian Evfemiya, the Spanish Eviana, and the Spanish Epifania.

KEY: Pronunciation for Evan: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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