Bevan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bevan

What is the meaning of the name Bevan ?

The baby name Bevan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɛvən/ — BEV-ən.

Bevan is Welsh in Origin.

Bevan is a Welsh patronymic name, contracting ap Evan (“son of Evan”). Evan itself is the Welsh form of Ifan/Ioan, cognate with John, ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan meaning “Yahweh is gracious.” Through medieval sound change and Anglicization, ap Evan > Bevan became a common surname across Wales and the English border counties, later spreading with migration to the wider Anglophone world.

As a given name, Bevan emerged from the surname in the late 19th and 20th centuries and remains most familiar in Wales, Britain, and countries such as Australia and New Zealand. Variants and spellings include Beavan, Beaven, and Beavin; related forms are Evan and the surname Evans. The given-name Bevin is sometimes treated as a variant, though it often reflects the separate Irish Béibhinn line. Bevan is typically masculine but occasionally unisex, with Bev as a diminutive. Pronounced BEV-ən.