Ifan
Welsh
Alternative forms
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.