Ifan

Welsh

Alternative forms

Ieuan, Ioan, Iwan

Etymology

From Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Iwan and Siôn.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɪvan/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈiːvan/, /ˈɪvan/

Proper noun

Ifan m

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John

Descendants

→ English: Evan

References

Information on baby name statistics, (Baby Names, Boys 2014), Office of National Statistics.

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