Iwan (name)

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Iwan
Pronunciation /ˈjuːən/
Welsh pronunciation: [ˈi.wan]
Gender Male
Origin
Word/Name Welsh; Slavic languages
Meaning born of the yew;
God is gracious
Other names
Related names

Euan, Ewen, Eoghan, Owen;

Ivan, John

Iwan is a masculine given name and a surname.

It is a Welsh and Cornish variant of Euan or Ewen, which is derived from Eoghan and is of Irish and Gaelic origin.[1] Owain (or Owen) is the most common Welsh variant of this name.

It is also found in Germanic and Slavic languages as a variant of Ivan (name), which is a form of the Biblical name John. The Welsh given name related to this is Ioan rather than Iwan.

People (given name)

People (surname)

References

  1. Ó Corráin, Donnchadh agus Maguire, Fidelma. Irish Names (1981, 1990). 87-88.

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