Evander
[ɪˈvændər]Meaning
from Greek Εὔανδρος (Euandros), "good man"
Background Story
Evander is a variant of Evandrus, the Latin form of the Greek name Εὔανδρος (Euandros), from εὖ (eu) "good" and ἀνήρ (aner) "man". It is also an anglicization of the Gaelic name Ìomhar, the Gaelic variant of Ivor. The name is used in Portuguese, and in Danish, English (British), Estonian, Finnish, Irish, Latvian, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish and Welsh. Evandro is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish version.
Variations
Evandro, Evan
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