Ewan
| Pronunciation | /ˈjuːən/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Pictish |
| Meaning | Born of the Yew (Tree) |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Euan, Ewen, Eoghan, Iwan, Owen |
Ewan is a Scottish, male given name, most common throughout the United Kingdom and Canada, due to the influence of Scots in both nations. It is a derivative of the Pictish name, Vuen (or 'Wen'), which is the Pictish British cognate of Eoghan in Gaelic.[1] It is also, less commonly, a surname.
It is said to mean "born of the yew (tree)"[2] and is also associated loosely with the Scottish divinity of the glen. In Gaelic etymology, Ewan implies a plethoric (red-faced) individual.
Owain is the predominant Welsh spelling of the name (or Owen when Anglicized), but Iwan and Iuan are also found, as they are in Cornish. Ouen can be considered the French or Breton spelling of the name.
Ewan is also a Latin word meaning Bacchus.[3]
People with the given name
In the arts and media
- Ewan Christian (1814–1895), British architect
- Ewan Dobson (born 1981), Canadian guitarist
- Ewan McGregor (born 1971), Scottish actor
- Ewan Stewart (born 1957), Scottish actor
- Ewan Shears (born 1976), English photographer
In sports
- Ewan MacDonald (born 1975), Scottish curler
- Ewan McGrady, Australian rugby league footballer
- Ewan Thompson (born 1977), Australian (Australian rules) footballer
In other fields
- Ewan Birney (born 1972), British bioinformatician
- Ewan Anderson (born 1938), expert on geopolitics, economic and social geography
Characters
- 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
- Ewan, a guard in the book The Wizard's Child
See also
References
- ^ From Pictland to Alba: 789-1070, Alex Woolf, Edinburgh University Press, 2007
- ^ Ó Corráin, Donnchadh agus Maguire, Fidelma. Irish Names (1981, 1990). 87-88.
- ^ http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=euan
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