Evan
[ev-uh n] /ˈɛv ən/
noun
1.
a male given name, Welsh form of .
masc. proper name, Welsh form of John, form influenced perhaps by Welsh ieuanc “young man” (cognate of Latin juvenis), from Celtic *yowanko-, from PIE *yeu- “vital force, youthful vigor” (see young).
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