Ifan

Welsh

Alternative forms

• Ieuan, Ioan, Iwan

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

1. 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.