Ethan name - Meaning of Ethan
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- English, Jewish, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- EE-thən (English)
- Ethan Meaning
- Means "solid, enduring" in Hebrew. This is the name of a wise man in the Old Testament. After the Protestant Reformation it was occasionally used as a given name in the English-speaking world, and it became somewhat common in America due to the fame of the revolutionary Ethan Allen (1738-1789). It only became popular towards the end of the 20th century. This was the name of the main character in Edith Wharton's novel 'Ethan Frome' (1911). Ethan, a very popular name for boys in the English speaking parts of the world, has its origin in Hebrew. It is a Biblical name, which in Hebrew means "long lasting or enduring". It was the name of a character in the Bible, known as a very wise man.
Ethan Related Names
Variants: Eitan, Eytan (Hebrew), Ethen
Other Languages: Aithan (Biblical Greek), Eitan (Biblical Hebrew)
Ethan Celebrities
Ethan Hawke - actor, Ethan Allen - baseball player, Ethan Brooks - football player, Ethan Horton - football player, Ethan Phillips - actor,
