Talk:Evan

Other pronounciation?

What is the other pronunciation (according to the "either")? Please be careful when you edit.--68.63.58.122 09:05, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Question

Is Evo pronounced "Ev-oh" or "E-voh"? -It is pronounced "E-voh" although there does exist the nickname "ev-voh" Kingerik 16:15, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Evo is typically pronounced "E-voh" - but obviously it can be read as "Ev-oh".

Name Gender

The gender neutrality of the name Evan is not to be debated, as the name is intended only for males. There are however, some absurd cases of females being called Evan, such as actress 'Evan Rachel Wood,' which is clearly a missuse of the name. As derived from John, it is fair to ask, would you call a girl John? Evan, as a nickname for names such as Evangeline is borderline acceptable due to the inherent meaning of the name. Such nicknames can be shortened to 'Ev,' neutral in its gender.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 60.225.198.198 (talk • contribs).

Just because it was originally intended, does not mean that that is always the case, as in the cited instance of Evan Rachel Wood, and I'm sure there are many others. To say it's a misuse to give a girl this name to me seems arrogent, and besides, we're talking about Evan, not John (even though that's the name's origianl source). Evan, to me, is gender-neutral like Bobby, or Tristan, or (more well-known), Alex and Sam.--十八 04:52, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

It's a masculine name; the feminine form is usually Yvonne. And most of those examples you cite are short forms of actual feminine names ("Sam" = Samantha; "Alex" = Alexandra; "Bobby" = Roberta, etc. ... even "Evan" for a girl sometimes = Evangeline or Evangelina). SchutteGod 16:20, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Evan can be a girls name and would be really adorable. If for example your daughter was named Evan you could call her Eve or Eva.

Evangelos

My name is Evangelo (anglicized version of Evangelos), and I go by "Evan". But I've never seen anyone else use "Evan" as a nickname for Evangelos. Are there any well-known examples? --ESP (talk) 20:28, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

If you google "Evangelos Evan" there are obviously some examples that show up, none of them notable. --70.181.171.159 (talk) 20:13, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

I removed Evangelos from Related Names. It isn't etymologically related, being Greek (εὐάγγελος - bringer of good news), rather than Welsh.99.248.161.147 (talk) 00:55, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

My name is Evan, but my baptismal name is Evangelos. Many Greek Americans have anglicised names in the United States. For instance, most Greek Americans named "Peter" have the baptismal name "Panayotes" even though the meaning of the two names have nothing in common. "Peter" is derived from "petros" meaning rock. "Panayotes" means "all loving" and refers to the "Panayia" or virgin Mary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Economos (talk • contribs) 21:56, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

"Pop culture references to the name Evan" section

I propose that this entire section be removed, for a very simple reason: BOTH characters (and their related movies and plays) are already listed under "Fictional characters", where they belong.

Unless a valid reason to preserve this section is proposed, I will be happy to make this change myself – after a reasonable amount of time has passed, of course. Thanks! 1980fast (talk) 05:05, 23 November 2020 (UTC)