As a Scottish name, Evan comes from the Gaelic word iur, meaning "yew," giving the name the meaning "born of yew." Evan has been among the top 1,000 boys' names in the United States since the early 1900s, eventually breaking into the top 100 names in 1983. More @Wikipedia
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