Boy · Germanic, through Breton
Erwan
Say it: ER-wan
Meaning
Breton form of Yves, from Germanic īwa 'yew'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 11 babies given this name since 2007
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 297,600 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Erwann
| French | Yves |
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Famous bearers
- Saint Yves (Erwan) of Kermartin, patron of Brittany
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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