First names in Hebrew

First name Evan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Evan is written יוחנן

Evan is the Welsh form of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Evan mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace" (Welsh form of John)
Origin: Hebrew

Evan is most often considered the English form of the Welsh Ifan, which is the name John. Through the Latin Johannes it goes back to the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". Some also link it to a Scottish Gaelic name, so its path is not entirely certain.

Gematria

Evan = 124

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יוחנן has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total124

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Evan, from י to ן:

יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן׃

“His young shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:7

The book of your first name

Evan, in nine pages

• Evan, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Evan
• Evan, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Evan in three answers

How do you write Evan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Evan is written יוחנן. Evan is the Welsh form of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Evan?
Written יוחנן, Evan is worth 124: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Evan mean?
God has shown grace" (Welsh form of John) (origin: Hebrew). Evan is most often considered the English form of the Welsh Ifan, which is the name John. Through the Latin Johannes it goes back to the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". Some also link it to a Scottish Gaelic name, so its path is not entirely certain.