Meanings
proper noun
alternative rare Euan · alternative Ewen · alternative Evin
- A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Clare insisted that Addison decide on a name - they had already drawn up a shortlist of five - and Addison finally settled on Ewan because it seemed Scottish but not too Scottish.
2002, Kate Atkinson, Not the End of the World, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 119 - An unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.
Origin
- Scottish GaelicEòghan
- EnglishEwan
From Scottish Gaelic Eòghan. Not related to Iwan and Evan.
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Cite this entry
APA
Ewan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ewan
MLA
“Ewan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ewan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ewan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ewan.
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