10-5126: Bevan Origin Meaning son of Evan Region of origin Wales Other names Related names Beavan, Bevin Bevan is a name of Welsh origin, derived from ab Ifan meaning "son of Evan " (Ifan being a variant of Ieuan , the Welsh equivalent of John ). Notable people with the name include: First name [ edit ] Bevan Congdon (1938–2018), New Zealand cricketer Bevan Davies , American musician Bevan Docherty (born 1977), New Zealand athlete Bevan Dufty (born 1955), American politician Bevan George (born 1977), Australian hockey player Bevan Griggs (born 1978), New Zealand cricketer Bevan Hari (born 1975), New Zealand hockey player Bevan Meredith (1927–2019), Australian Anglican archbishop of Papua New Guinea Bevan Sharpless (1904–1950), American astronomer Bevan Slattery , Australian technology entrepreneur Bevan Spencer von Einem (born 1946), Australian criminal Surname [ edit ] Alan Bevan , Canadian bagpipe player Alonza Bevan (born 1970), English bass player Aneurin "Nye" Bevan (1897–1960), British Labour Party politician Benjamin Bevan (1773–1833), British civil engineer Bev Bevan (born 1945), English drummer Bill Bevan , American football player and coach Billy Bevan , Australian film actor Brian Bevan (1924–1991), Australian rugby player Bridget Bevan (1698–1779), Welsh philanthropist Christopher Bevan (born 1937), Rhodesian sailor C. W. L. Bevan (1920–1989), Welsh chemist and academic David Gilroy Bevan (1928–1996), English politician Donald Bevan (1920–2013), American playwright and caricaturist Edward Bevan (disambiguation) , multiple people Edward Bevan (physician) (1770–1860), apiarist and physician Edward Bevan (bishop) (1861–1934), Bishop of Swansea and Brecon Edward John Bevan (1856–1921), British chemist Edward Vaughan Bevan (1907–1988), British doctor and Olympic rowing Edwyn Bevan (1870–1943), English philosopher and historian Emily Bevan (born 1982), English actress Frederick Bevan (1856–1939), singer and songwriter in UK and teacher in South Australia G. Phillips Bevan (1829–1889), English statistician Gloria Bevan , New Zealand writer Hal Bevan (1930–1968), American baseballer Hilary Bevan Jones (born 1952), British television producer James Bevan (1856–1938), Wales rugby union captain James David Bevan (born 1959), British High Commissioner to India John Bevan (disambiguation) , multiple people John Bevan (cricketer) (1846–1918), Australian cricketer John Bevan (rugby) (born 1950), Welsh rugby union and rugby league player John Bevan (rugby union) (1948–1986), Welsh international rugby union player John Bevan (politician) (1837–1911), New Zealand politician John Bevan (British Army officer) (1894–1978), World War II deception expert John M. Bevan (1924–2000), American academic and innovator John Bevan (figure skater) (born 1976), American figure skater John Bevan (musician) (born 1938), English clarinettist, saxophonist, conductor Latalia Bevan (born 2001), Welsh gymnast Llewellyn David Bevan (1842–1918), Welsh Congregationalist minister in US and Australia Mary Ann Bevan (1874–1933), English sideshow attraction Matthew Bevan (born 1973), British criminal Maurice Bevan (1921–2006), British baritone and composer Michael Bevan (born 1970), Australian cricketer Myer Bevan (born 1997), New Zealand footballer Natalie Bevan (1909–2007), British artist Nick Bevan (1942–2014), British rowing coach and school headmaster Paul Bevan (born 1984), Australian footballer R. A. Bevan (1901–1974), advertising pioneer Robert Polhill Bevan (1865–1925), artist, father of R. A. Bevan Scott Bevan (born 1979), English footballer Scott Bevan (journalist) (born 1964), Australian journalist Sid Bevan (1877–1933), Wales and British Lions rugby union player Silvanus Bevan (1691–1765), Welsh apothecary Stewart Bevan (1948–2022), British actor Thomas Bevan (cricketer) (1900–1942), English cricketer and British Army officer Tim Bevan (born 1958), New Zealand film producer Tony Bevan (painter) (born 1951), painter Vince Bevan , Canadian policeman William Bevan aka Burial (musician) , English electronic musician. William Bevan (sloopmaster) , Hudson's Bay Company explorer William Bevan (psychologist) ,
20-538: A former president of the American Psychological Association Wilson Lloyd Bevan (1866–1935), an American historian Carl Bevan , British musician (1973-2024) See also [ edit ] Bevan, Ohio SS William Bevan , see List of Liberty ships (S–Z) Beavan Bevin (disambiguation) Bevins Bevanism v t e Surnames associated with
30-506: A share of overall use in the same period. By 2021, the name had modestly increased in popularity above its usage in 2010 among American girls. John Bevan (cricketer) John Lawrence Bevan (10 May 1846 – 31 March 1918) was an Australian cricketer . He played one first-class match for South Australia in 1877/88. Born in Swansea , Wales, Bevan played in South Australia's inaugural first-class match, against Tasmania at
40-653: A shortened version of Greek names like Evangelos and Evander . While predominantly male, the name is occasionally given to women, as with the actress Evan Rachel Wood . It may also be encountered as a surname, although Evans is a far more common form within this context. Other languages possess words and names ostensibly similar to Evan, such as Eógan in Scottish Gaelic and Irish , Owain in Welsh, and Owen in English. However, these names are altogether different etymologically, generally thought to come from
50-414: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Evan Evan is a Welsh masculine given name, derived from Iefan , a Welsh form of the name John . Similar names that share this origin include Ivan , Ian , and Juan . "John" itself is derived from the ancient Hebrew name יְהֹוחָנָן (romanised: Yəhôḥānān), meaning " Yahweh is gracious". Evan can also occasionally be found as
60-527: The Greek and Latin word eugenēs , which means "noble" or "well-born". The popularity of the name Evan in the United States rose steadily over the latter half of the 20th century, going from the 440th-ranked male name in 1957 to peaking at the 35th-ranked male name in 2009. Immediately afterward, however, it began to decline precipitously, dropping out of the top 50 male names in the US by 2013 and out of
70-1597: The given name John Celtic Bevan Beavan Bevin Bevins Mac Eoin MacShane McShane McShain McKeown McKeon McKone McCune McCunn MacEwen McKeen McKean Sion [REDACTED] Germanic John : John Johns Johnsen (Johnson: surname , list ) Johnsson Johanson Johansson (Jones: surname , list ) Jonson Jonsson Jönsson Jónsson Jónsdóttir Hans : Anson Hansen /Hanssen Hanson Hansson Romance Ionescu / Ionesco Ibáñez East/West Slavic Ivanenko Ivanik Ivanov Ivanovski Ivanovych Ivanoff Ivanovsky Ivanovski Ivanyuk / Ivaniuk Ivashchenko Iwanowski Janczewski Janek Janko Jankowicz Janowicz Janowitz Janyk Jończy /Jończa, Jonczyk Yanukovych South Slavic Ivančević Ivančić Ivanković Ivanić Ivanović /Ivanovich Jovančić Jovanović Other Greek: Ioannides / Ioannidis / Ioannou / Giannopoulos Georgian: Ivanishvili Lithuanian: Ivanauskas Albanian: Gjonaj / Gjoni Maori: Hone Armenian: Hovhannisyan Arabic: Yahya [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
80-598: The newly opened Adelaide Oval in November 1877. Despite taking 14 wickets at an average of 4.21 in South Australia's innings victory over Tasmania , Bevan never played first-class cricket again. He did, however, play a number of non-first-class matches for South Australia between 1877 and 1882, before moving to Melbourne to take up a position with the Melbourne Cricket Club . This biographical article related to an Australian cricket person born in
90-624: The same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bevan&oldid=1239500113 " Categories : Patronymic surnames Given names Surnames English-language surnames Surnames of Welsh origin Anglicised Welsh-language surnames Surnames from given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
100-418: The top 100 by 2020. Among American males in 2021, the name had less than a third of the popularity it had had in 2010. While Evan is still predominantly a male name, its use among girls has become increasingly common. Its use in both contexts started to rise in the late 1970s, but in contrast to the steep decline that Evan as a male name saw after 2009, the frequency of Evan as a female name more than tripled as
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