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Evander
Say it: ih-VAN-der
Meaning
From Greek eu 'good' and anēr 'man'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in Scotland as an anglicised stand-in for Gaelic Iomhar.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 2,518 babies given this name since 1888
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 8,800 boys
- 193 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Greek | Evandros |
|---|---|
| Italian | Evandro |
| Portuguese | Evandro |
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.