Euan
| Pronunciation | /ˈjuːən/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Scottish, Pictish |
| Meaning | Born of the Yew Tree, Born of the Mountain, Youth |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
| Other names | |
| Cognate(s) | John |
| Derivative(s) | Eòghann |
| Related names | Ewan, Eòghann, John, Evan, Ewen, Eoghan, Eoin, Iwan, Owen, Eugene |
Euan is a Scottish, male given name, most common throughout the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, due to the influence of Scots in both nations. It is usually an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic name Eòghann, "noble born" and therefore derived ultimately from Latin Eugenius (Eugene). It is also a derivative of the Pictish name, Uuen (or 'Wen'), which is the Pictish British cognate of Eòghann in Gaelic.
It is also the source of surnames, mostly connected to Clan MacEwen and including MacEwan and MacEwen.
The English equivalent of the name is John.
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.
Euan is also a Latin word meaning Bacchus.