Euan |
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Pronunciation |
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Gender |
Male |
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Origin |
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Word/Name |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
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Meaning |
born of the yew |
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Region of origin |
Scotland, Canada |
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Other names |
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Related names |
Ewan, Ewen, Eoghan, Ivan, Owen |
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Euan, Ewen or Ewan is a male given name, most commonly heard throughout Scotland and Canada. It is a derivative of Eoghan (meaning "born of the yew (tree)") and is of Irish and Gaelic origin.[1] It is also, less commonly, a surname. Iuan, Ioan, Iwan and Iwen is the Welsh derivative. It is also associated loosely with the Scottish god of the glen. Owen is the predominant Welsh spelling of the name, but also Iwan and Iuan are also found, as in Cornish). Ouen can be considered the French or Breton spelling of the name. Euan, in Gaelic etymology, implies a plethoric (red-faced) individual.
People
In the arts & media
- Euan Heng, Scottish painter
- Euan Kerr, editor of The Beano
- Euan Lloyd, British film producer
- Euan MacLeod, New Zealand painter
- Euan Mason, associate professor at the University of Canterbury
- Euan Morton, singer and actor
- Euan Uglow, English painter
- Ewan Christian, British architect
- Ewan Dobson, Canadian guitarist
- Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor
In sports
In politics
In business
Fictional characters
- Euan Ambercrombie, minor character from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- Ewan, a character from the TV series Merlin Season 1 Episode 2
- Ewan O'Hara, Juliet O'Hara's brother on the TV series Psych
- Euan Pierce, the lead character from the TV series Off Centre
See also
Notes
- ↑ Ó Corráin, Donnchadh agus Maguire, Fidelma. Irish Names (1981, 1990). 87-88.