Ifan
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Iwan and Siôn.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɪvan/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈiːvan/, /ˈɪvan/
Proper noun edit
Ifan m
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John
Descendants edit
- → English: Evan
References edit
- Information on baby name statistics, (Baby Names, Boys 2014), Office of National Statistics.