Euan
"Ewan" redirects here. For other uses, see Ewan (disambiguation).
| Euan | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈjuːən/ |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
| Meaning | born of the yew |
| Region of origin | Scotland, Canada |
| Other names | |
| 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. Euan is also a Latin word meaning Bachus.[2]
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
- Euan Dioras, singer and actor
In sports
- Euan Burton, British judoka
- Euan Byers, Scottish curler
- Euan Dale, Scottish swimmer
- Euan Henderson, Scottish snooker player
- Euan McLean, Scottish footballer
- Euan Murray, Scottish rugby union footballer
- Ewan McGrady, Australian rugby league footballer
In politics
- Euan Geddes, 3rd Baron Geddes, peer and politician
- Euan Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, British politician
- Euan McLeod, member of the Scottish Labour Party
- Euan Robson, Scottish Liberal Democrats politician
- Euan Wallace, British Conservative politician
- Ewan Anderson, expert on geopolitics, economic and social geography
In business
- Euan Sutherland, CEO Co-operative Group
Fictional characters
- Euan Abercrombie, 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.
- ↑ http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=euan