Evan

Characters named "Evan"

Evan is both an English, Malayalam and Welsh given name derived from "Iefan", a Welsh form for the name John. In other languages it bears similarities to "Ivan", "Ian", and "Juan"; the name John itself is derived from the ancient Hebrew name יְהֹוחָנָן‎ Yəhôḥānān, which means "Yahweh is gracious". Evan can also be the shortened version of the Greek names "Evangelos" (meaning "good messenger") and "Evander" (meaning "good man"). While mostly male, the name is also given to women, as with actress Evan Rachel Wood, leading some to characterise it as unisex. It may also be encountered as a surname, of which Evans is the most common version.